The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake challenged a statement by Nalin Bandara Jayamaha that certain detainees were apprehended under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, noting that the Minister of Public Security had contradicted it. He requested that the remark be withdrawn, arguing that references to PTA arrests carry international implications for Sri Lanka.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, give me one minute.
¶ 02 Hon. Speaker, Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha clearly said in this House that those apprehended were taken under the PTA. Now the Hon. Minister of Public Security says otherwise. We request that he withdraw that statement, because this is not a simple matter; it goes international and becomes a major issue against Sri Lanka. Note, this has no political cost to our Government. Every PTA issue goes international. Therefore, I ask the Member to withdraw the remark first.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18190