31 October 2018 01:31 pm
The Speaker earlier sought the AG’s opinion over the Constitutionality of the government with the change of premiership.
In a letter on Tuesday, AG Jayasuriya said he has considered the questions set out in Speaker’s letter.
“Having regard to the role of the Attorney General under the Constitution, I am of the view that expressing an opinion on the said questions would be deemed inappropriate,” he said.