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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 21 February 2025 ·Procedural: Ministerial Statement and Points of Order: Shooting Incidents in Colombo Magistrate's Court and Middeniya

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Bimal Rathnayake urged the House to proceed to the scheduled main Business at 10.30 a.m., noting that a Ministerial statement and two interventions had already taken place. He cautioned that further discussion of matters under criminal investigation could risk hindering ongoing probes through unnecessary disclosures.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we must commence main Business at 10.30 a.m. The Minister has made a statement; two Members have intervened. Since this concerns ongoing criminal investigations, unnecessary disclosures could hinder probes. Please proceed to main Business to avoid delays.

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Hansard, Friday, 21 February 2025 ·No. 1740809173064396 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 February 2025. No. 1740809173064396. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3662