Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to investigate and report on the incidents of arson, looting, murders and all types of damages to properties and loss of life in several parts of the country between March 31 and May 15, 2022.

The Commission of Inquiry is headed by Supreme Court Justice, President’s Counsel B.P. Aluvihare. Retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police S. M. Wickremasinghe and Additional Chief Assessor N.A.S. Wasantha Kumara are the other members of the Commission.

The Additional Secretary to the President Mr. Buwaneka Herath has been appointed as the Secretary to the commission.

They received their Letters of Appointment from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo, June 01.