The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration for details on the appointment and training of Justices of the Peace in Sri Lanka. He sought confirmation on whether some JPs lack adequate training, requested figures for Whole Island and jurisdiction-specific appointments and annual new appointments, and asked what compulsory qualifications and formal training apply to new appointees, including reasons if such training is not provided.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Justices of the Peace: Details Question No. 23/2024 to the Minister of Justice and National Integration:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) whether he admits that although there are a large number of Justices of the Peace throughout Sri Lanka, some of them do not have the necessary training to perform their duties properly; (ii) the number of Justices of the Peace appointed for the Whole Island and the number appointed to a respective jurisdiction, separately; (iii) the number of new Justices of the Peace appointed annually; (iv) the basic qualifications that applicants for the position of Justice of the Peace should compulsorily have completed; (v) whether a formal training is provided with regard to their service when new appointments are given for the post of Justice of the Peace; and (vi) if not, why? (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Friday, 6 March 2026 ·No. 23376 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 March 2026. No. 23376. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5076