The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration whether Sri Lanka currently has sentencing policies and guidelines for judges in criminal cases and whether the report of the committee appointed to prepare such guidelines will be tabled in Parliament. He also sought information on future steps to formulate sentencing guidelines to support fair sentencing in the criminal justice system, and requested reasons if no such measures are planned.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Justice and National Integration:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House whether— (i) Sentencing Policy and Guidelines that should be followed by judges when sentencing accused persons convicted in criminal cases exist within the legal system of Sri Lanka; and (ii) the report of the committee appointed to prepare the Sentencing Policy and Guidelines for criminal cases will be presented to the House?
¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform this House of the forthcoming measures that will be taken to formulate Sentencing Policy and Guidelines for judges, assisting them in imposing fair sentences, which is crucial for the administration of criminal justice in Sri Lanka?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17684