The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan
Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan raised an urgent matter with the Minister of Health regarding an alleged sexual assault on the body of a 23-year-old woman in the mortuary of Glencairn Hospital. He requested immediate action to hand the three alleged perpetrators over to the Police and produce them before Court, questioning the safety and dignity afforded to women even after death.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, since the Minister of Health is present, I wish to raise a matter. Please allow me 30 seconds. The day before yesterday, at Glencairn Hospital, a 23-year-old passed away. While the body was in the mortuary, three individuals have allegedly committed rape. Hon. Minister, please pay special attention and take action: hand them over to the Police and produce them in Court. If a woman is not safe even after death in this country, what are we doing?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·No. 23360 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13357