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Constitutional test case – PM has no legal power to remove Police Commissioner, rules High Court
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Constitutional test case – PM has no legal power to remove Police Commissioner, rules High Court
The Prime Minister has no constitutional authority to remove the Commissioner or Acting Commissioner of Police, according to a ruling by Justice Thushara Rajasinghe in the case involving former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and former COMPOL Sitiveni Qilihio. In his judgment on October 2, Justice Rajasinghe clarified that the powers to appoint or remove the Commissioner of Police lie solely within the framework of Section 137 of the Constitut…
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