Attorney General's Department (Sri Lanka)

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Attorney General's Department

නීතිපති දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව சட்டமா அதிபர் திணைக்களம்
Agency overview
Formed	1884
Jurisdiction	The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Employees	553[1]
Annual budget	LKR 1.28 billion (2016)[1]
Agency executives	Parinda Ranasinghe[2], Attorney General Viraj Dayaratne[3], Solicitor General
Website	www.attorneygeneral.gov.lk

The Attorney General's Department is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka that supports the attorney general and his/her deputy the solicitor general. The department is headed by the attorney general and comes under the purview of the Ministry of Justice. The office of "Attorney General" was formally adopted in the year 1884.