The Hon. Mujibur Rahman
Hon. Mujibur Rahman raised concerns about Police protection being provided to alleged unauthorized Israeli/Jewish cultural centres, including a location in Colombo 7, despite the removal of STF security. He argued that providing security could amount to legitimizing such centres and, citing the Palestine parliamentary friendship context, urged the State either to recognize them legally or withdraw protection. He asked how long it would take to close the centres or enforce the law against them.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Even if STF has been removed at the Colombo 7 location, Police security remains. We have no Jewish community in Sri Lanka; Israel is a controversial state, and historically the Mossad aided the LTTE. It appears there is an improper penetration through these cultural centres. As a state you know this. You, as Chair of the Parliamentary Friendship with Palestine (and I as Secretary), must not treat this lightly. Granting Police protection effectively legitimizes unauthorized centres. Either accept them as legal or withdraw security. How long will it take to close or enforce the law against these illegal centres?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 5 June 2025 ·No. 1750828922068945 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Mujibur Rahman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 June 2025. No. 1750828922068945. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21245