The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
The Minister stated that legal action on hate speech is taken under Section 3 of the Computer Crimes Act, No. 24 of 2007, while content inciting communal disharmony or violence is addressed under Section 120 of the Penal Code. He indicated that further details would be provided in subsequent parts of the response.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows:
¶ 02 (a) (i) With regard to hate speech, action is taken under Section 3 of the Computer Crimes Act, No. 24 of 2007, and with respect to content inciting communal disharmony or violence, action is taken under Section 120 of the Penal Code. Further details follow in the subsequent parts of the answer.
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- Hansard, Friday, 26 September 2025 ·No. 1760588641001872 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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