The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy
Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs for provincial data since 2020 on reported mob violence or mob-lynching incidents and related prosecutions under the Penal Code, prevention of terrorism, or public security laws. He also sought details on measures to ensure uniform law enforcement, any directives issued to police and local administration, identification of high-risk districts, and preventive interventions in those areas.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 MOB VIOLENCE INCIDENTS SINCE 2020: DETAILS (Question No. 1010/2025)
¶ 02 asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs:
¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the total number of mob violence or mob-lynching incidents reported to the Sri Lanka Police and the number of cases prosecuted under the Penal Code or prevention of terrorism or public security-related laws in each year since 2020 to date, separately provincial-wise; (ii) the steps taken to ensure uniform implementation of laws and legal procedures concerning mob violence across all provinces, including any directives issued to the Sri Lanka Police and local administration; (iii) whether the Ministry has identified any high-risk districts or areas vulnerable to mob violence; and (iv) if so, the interventions undertaken in such districts/areas to prevent future incidents of mob violence? (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Saturday, 8 November 2025 ·No. 22727 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 November 2025. No. 22727. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6434