PoliticalImpose administrative sanctions2026-05-21🇱🇰
Sri Lanka moves to scrap defence chief role amid security shake-up
source: Sri Lankan government -> target: Chief of Defence Staff office
On 2026-05-21, Sri Lanka's government moved to abolish the Chief of Defence Staff position by publishing draft legislation to repeal the Chief of Defence Staff Act No. 35 of 2009. The proposal followed Cabinet approval and was framed by the government as making the post non-essential under current circumstances.
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