The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara
Dayasiri Jayasekara endorsed the President’s call to reject racism, stating that those who incite racism should not be excused. He also said all communities have the right to commemorate their dead, but argued that the law must be applied uniformly across the country. He questioned why cases in the South were being filed under the Prevention of Terrorism Act while similar matters in the North were handled under the Penal Code, calling for consistency in legal treatment.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I have the video; I can show it tomorrow. In any case, let me turn to the President’s repeated emphasis on rejecting racism. As SLFP General Secretary, I say unequivocally: no one who stokes racism should be pardoned; it must be stopped.
¶ 02 Equally, everyone has the right to remember their dead. But the law must be applied uniformly—one law should not operate in the North and another in the South. Hon. Ananda Wijepala, I ask: why are cases in the South filed under the PTA while in the North under the Penal Code? That inconsistency is the issue.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 December 2024. No. 1733893521018713. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25537