The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration
Minister Harshana Nanayakkara responded to concerns raised by Hon. Ponnambalam on the Prevention of Terrorism Act, stating that a Cabinet Paper is being prepared to appoint a committee to abolish the PTA. He said he expected to confirm Cabinet approval by the next parliamentary sitting and reiterated the Government’s intention to introduce an Anti-Terrorism Act in line with international standards.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 No, I will not raise a point of order, Madam. There is no issue.
¶ 02 Hon. Ponnambalam, you raised a very valid point about the PTA. Thank you. As I assured previously, a Cabinet Paper is being prepared to establish a committee to abolish the PTA. I hope by the next Parliamentary sitting to confirm Cabinet approval for the abolition of the PTA and to introduce the ATA in line with international standards. We will hold to that pledge. Thank you.
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