The hearings at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges were suspended till tomorrow following a preliminary protest by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on appointing High Court judges to the commission.

Rajapaksa's lawyer said that the President does not have legal authority to appoint High Court judges to a Presidential Commission.

The Commission therefore does not have a legal authority to summon the former President, the lawyer argued further.