Short Note Resolution Seeking Parliamentary Approval to Implement the

Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted to submit the report of the CoI to the Parliament and implement the recommendations of the CoI on 18th January 2021.2 Accordingly, on 29th January 2021, a Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry (SPCoI) was appointed to implement the recommendations of the CoI.3 The SPCoI is mandated to investigate the respondents mentioned in item No. [...] 09 to the relevant authorities, including the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, the Public Service Commission, the Inspector General of Police, the Minister in-charge of the relevant Ministries and the Secretaries to the Ministries, for implementation. [...] Separation of Powers If the Resolution tabled were to be passed, regardless of the legal validity of the resolution, the CoI, SPCoI and Parliament would override the judicial process, in violation of the principles of the Separation of Powers and the Rule of Law in a constitutional democracy. [...] If the Legislature will be able to second-guess and reverse decisions of the Judiciary, this would 3 lead to the undermining of the judiciary as well as the usurpation of the judicial power of the people by the Legislature. [...] Complaint against the suspension of DIG of the Northern Province for the charge of aiding the escape the prime suspect in the Vidya murder case 9.