Govt’s diplomatic nominee Vijitha Herath in hot soup

High Posts Committee seeks further report 

Parliament’s High Posts Committee has deferred endorsement  of the nomination of H.M.V.B. Vijitha Herath to a senior diplomatic  position, following a series of allegations involving falsification of  official records, unlawful possession of government documents, and  misrepresentation of citizenship status.   

Rather than initiating the usual vetting protocol, the  Committee has reportedly escalated the matter to relevant investigative  bodies.   

The High Post Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Harini  Amarasuriya, received a petition against him over complaints in multiple  areas, including the abuse of citizenship status.   

The committee has sought a further report in this regard.  The recommendations of the Committee on High Posts approved the  appointments of five new Ambassadors, a High Commissioner, and a  Secretary to the Ministry.  

Accordingly, Miss. Sumadhurika Sashikala Premawardhane as  the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Indonesia, Mrs. C.A. Chaminda Inoka  Colonne, as the Ambassador to Brazil, Mr. Mohamed Rizvi Hassen as the  High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the Maldives, Mr. L.R.M.N.P.G.B.  Kadurugamuwa as the Ambassador to Turkey, Mrs. Ruwanthi Delpitiya as the  Ambassador to Nepal, and Mr. Marimuththu K. Pathmanathan as the  Ambassador of Sri Lanka to South Korea have been recommended by the  Committee on High Posts.