Buwaneka Aluwihare

Buwaneka Aluwihare
PC
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
4 December 2013
Appointed by Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by P. A. Ratnayake
Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court
Appointed by Epeli Nailatikau
Additional Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
Personal details
Alma mater University of London

Buwaneka Aluwihare PC is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He is a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Fiji. Prior to his appointment as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, he served as a Deputy Solicitor General of the Attorney General’s Department. He was sworn in by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees. He has also served as a prosecutor for the UN’s Serious Crimes Investigation Unit. Aluwihare worked as a prosecutor for the United Nations East Timor war crimes tribunal. In 2015 he was also appointed to the Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Fiji.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Additional Solicitor General Buwaneka Aluwihare appointed to Supreme Court". ft.lk. Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "More judges for judiciary". fijisun.com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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