The Supreme Court today (9) ordered the annulment of the recommendations made by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on Political Victimization, which was appointed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The PCoI, chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice Upali Abeyrathne, was established on 20 January 2020 to investigate allegations of political victimization following inquiries conducted by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, the FCID, the CID, and the Special Investigation Unit of the Police during the period from 8 January 2015 to 16 November 2019.