Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday invited retired Supreme Courtroom judges, who had been a part of interim seven-member committee fashioned by Sports activities Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, to type an impartial committee. “Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is dedicated to upholding the ideas of integrity, transparency, and accountability within the administration of cricket in Sri Lanka,” SLC mentioned in a press release on Wednesday. “According to this dedication, SLC has taken a proactive step to ask revered people appointed by the Minister of Sports activities via a latest gazette notification to type an impartial committee.” The committee will encompass retired Supreme Courtroom judges — SI Imam and Rohini Marasinghe and Irangani Perera, retired Excessive Courtroom decide.
The mandate of this committee will probably be to inquire into and advocate applicable motion in relation to the references contained within the Audit Report dated September 11, 2023, issued by the Auditor.
“Making suggestions and formulating strategic actions to make sure the prevention of corruption, malpractices, irregularities, misconduct, and failures as referred to within the aforementioned Audit Report,” it mentioned.
Following the nationwide workforce’s heavy defeat to hosts India within the ongoing World Cup, the federal government had dismissed the SLC board and appointed an interim seven-member committee headed by former World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga.
Nevertheless, the Courtroom of Attraction on Tuesday restored the SLC board.
“SLC believes that this initiative displays SLC’s willpower to handle any shortcomings or irregularities inside its operations and to take needed actions to enhance transparency and integrity,” the board mentioned in its assertion.
“As nominated by the Hon. Minister by his Gazette, the involvement of esteemed members who served within the judiciary additional emphasises the dedication to a good and neutral course of whereas safeguarding the autonomy of the establishment.
“We’re assured that the committee will play an important function in making certain that the game of cricket in Sri Lanka is carried out with integrity, equity, and adherence to greatest practices and to clear in false impression among the many normal public.” the assertion learn.
“We sit up for the insights and suggestions that this committee will present and are absolutely dedicated to taking applicable actions primarily based on their findings.”
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