Upul Jayasuriya at the helm of Bar Association: Clear endoesement of BASL stand on Impeachment

Upul Jayasuriya, Attorney-at-Law and senior human rights lawyer, was elected as the new President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka,
in what lawyers called a ‘historic’ margin of victory.

 ■Jayasuriya defeats main opponent Tirantha Waraliyadda PC by more than 1,700 votes
Jayasuriya beat his main contender Tirantha Waraliyadda PC, the senior criminal lawyer, by a margin of over 1,700 votes, BASL sources said. Former BASL President Wijeyadasa Rajapakse won the election in 2012 with 1297 votes in total, while Waraliyadda who also contested the last election received 676.