Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Gampaha· 8 October 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question No. 1 – 1180/2025: AWOL Service Members

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Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga asked whether a technical procedure could be introduced to lawfully discharge service personnel who left active duty without leave, including those overseas, without requiring their physical presence. He suggested using a valid power of attorney or next of kin, where no other institutional issues are involved.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my first supplementary: For those who left active service without leave—whether abroad or within Sri Lanka—can a technical procedure be arranged to lawfully discharge them without requiring their physical presence, for example through a valid power of attorney or through their next of kin, where there are no issues with other institutions?

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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