Newly-appointed Attorney General Dappula de Livera today took oaths as the 47th Attorney General of Sri Lana, before President Maithripala Sirisena.

The Constitutional Council decided to appoint him as the Acting Attorney General in place of Jayantha Jayasuriya who was appointed the Chief Justice by President Maithripala Sirisena.

De Livera is a past pupil of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo and he is well-known in the field as a seasoned petition lawyer.

He also led the Attorney General Department's team before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Treasury Bonds issue.