Dep, Acting Attorney General

Sarath Malalasekera

Solicitor General Priyasath Dep was appointed as Acting Attorney General consequent to the retirement of former Attorney General President’s Counsel C. R. de Silva by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa with effect from October 8, 2008.

The Acting Attorney General Priyasath Dep was sworn in before the Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva PC on October 9, 2008.

Priyasath Dep had his primary and secondary education at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo. At school Priyasath excelled in studies and sports. He represented his College in athletics, rugger and soccer.

Dep was enroled as an Attorney-at-Law in October 1976 and joined the Attorney General’s Department in January 1978 as a State Counsel, later he was promoted as a Senior State Counsel.

He was appointed as Solicitor General on April 7, 2007. He had led the prosecution team in number of important cases in the country including the Sevwandi Murder case before a Trail-At-Bar, Customs Deputy Director Amarappala murder case and Custom Officer Sujith Prasanna Perera murder case.

He was engaged in conducting prosecutions under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and also conducted prosecutions in number of Narcotics cases.