The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration
The Minister stated that he would respond only to supplementary questions arising from the main question and limited his answer to the requested statistics rather than individual cases. He declined to address individual matters and added a political remark referring to conduct during Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I am bound to respond to supplementaries arising from the principal question. The Hon. Member asked for statistics, not about individual cases; therefore I will not answer on individuals. However, when Gotabaya Rajapaksa was in power, those who hid under the bed out of fear now act like heroes—that is the issue. That is all.
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- Hansard, Friday, 20 February 2026 ·No. 23331 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 February 2026. No. 23331. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29882