_The Presidential Media Unit has announced that 7 registered lawyers have been appointed in the country.
Seven additional Manradiyar Nayaks of the Attorney General's Department have been appointed as president.
The appointment was made by President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, according to a statement issued by the Presidential Media Unit.
So far, Milinda Gunathilaka, Haripriya Jayasundera, Vikum Abrew, Shanaka Wijesinghe, Ravindra Pathiranake, Nerin Pulle and Sethiya Gunasekara have been appointed as Presidential Counsel.
The newly appointed presidential lawyers will soon be sworn in.