10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 21 January 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme

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The member rejected a proposal made in the debate to emulate extrajudicial measures associated with the Philippines in addressing drug crimes, such as taking people to sea and killing them. She stated that the Government has no intention or justification to act unlawfully in implementing the Clean Sri Lanka programme.

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¶ 01 When speaking about Clean Sri Lanka, it was proposed here to take the Philippines as an example for drug crimes and to take people to sea and kill them. Our Government has no reason to act in such illegal ways.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 21 January 2025 ·No. 1737707091008005 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27257