Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake
Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration for data on the current prison population and on inmates eligible for release after 20 years of detention, including whether they will be released and, if not, the reasons. He also requested information on prisoners serving long terms due to inability to pay fines, and whether the Government will adopt a fair, systematic procedure to address their cases.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Justice and National Integration:
¶ 02 (a)(i) the number of inmates currently detained in Sri Lankan prisons; (ii) the number scheduled to be released after 20 years of detention; (iii) whether they will be released after completion of 20 years; and (iv) if not, why?
¶ 03 (b)(i) apart from the above, the number imprisoned long-term due to inability to pay fines; (ii) whether a fair and systematic methodology will be followed regarding them; (iii) if so, that procedure; and (iv) if not, why?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18745