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The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kurunegala· 4 December 2024 ·Procedural: Ministerial Statement: Arrests for Spreading False Information on Social Media

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Dayasiri Jayasekara objected to being called a racist, noting that the matter in question was before court and asking that the statement be withdrawn. He said his point was that police should seek advice from the Attorney-General’s Department when filing cases in both the North and South, and argued that proper legal decision-making is needed to end racism.

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¶ 01 What was done is clearly before court. Therefore, please withdraw the statement calling me a racist. I only said one thing: when filing cases in the North and South, please instruct the police to take advice from the Attorney-General’s Department and file accordingly. We must take correct decisions to end racism. Please remember that.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 4 December 2024 ·No. 1733893521018713 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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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/25572