President Maithripala Sirisena has sought the Supreme Court’s opinion if he could be the president for six years, a request which contradicts the amendment he introduced to reduce the presidential term to five years.
He spearheaded the 19th amendment (19A) to the Constitution in 2015 to prune the presidential term from six to five years.
The president’s term should end in 2020, but has sought the Supreme Court’s opinion if he could continue until 2021.
The Registrar of the Supreme Court yesterday informed the members of legal fraternity that the consideration by the apex Court has been listed for January 11, officials said.
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