The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law — Deputy Minister
The Deputy Minister questioned how an order to arrest and produce individuals could be issued when they had not been named as suspects, urging that Parliament not be misled on the matter. He also referred to comments made by Subhashini Yoganadan at a London summit calling for women’s unity, suggesting that this had provoked criticism from another group.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Another point: how can an order be made to arrest and produce if these two are not even named as suspects? They are not yet named suspects. So how to arrest and produce? Do not mislead this House.
¶ 02 It is clear what their group wants. At the London summit, our colleague Subhashini Yoganadan said “Women, let us unite,” and they got worked up. What is it?
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law — Deputy Minister. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 September 2025. No. 1759815459006615. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20982