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7 MARCH 2012 SRI LANKA
of State. The President is directly elected for a term of six years and is not accountable
to Parliament. The President has the power to appoint or dismiss the Prime Minister and
members of the Cabinet; may assume any portfolio; and is empowered to dismiss
Parliament. In 1982 the Constitution was amended, allowing the President to call a
presidential election before his/her first term of office was completed.‖
Further information about the Sri Lanka Parliament can be accessed here.
6.04 The Amnesty International Annual Report 2011, Sri Lanka 113 released on 13 May 2011
observed that ―The outcome of the April [2010] parliamentary elections, subsequent
cabinet appointments, and new legislation consolidated power in the immediate
Rajapaksa family, which controlled five key ministries and more than 90 state
institutions.‖
See also Political affiliation
113 Amnesty International, Annual Report 2011, Sri Lanka, released on 13 May 2011,
http://amnesty.org/en/region/sri-lanka/report-2011 , date accessed 19 May 2011
The main text of this COI Report contains the most up to date publicly available information as at 3 February 2012.
Further brief information on recent events and reports has been provided in the Latest News section
to 2 March 2012.
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