The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law
Sunil Watagala rejected claims that no action had been taken in relation to a school incident handled by the Child and Women Abuse Prevention and Investigation Division. He stated that five statements had been recorded, police were involved, facts had been reported to court, and legal proceedings had commenced. He argued that inaccurate statements had unfairly placed the Minister in charge of Women and Children’s Affairs in a difficult position.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, we cannot allow this august House to be misled with falsehoods. The Hon. Member said that despite the Child and Women Abuse Prevention and Investigation Division handling the school incident, no action was taken against the relevant person. In fact, statements have been recorded five times and legal proceedings have commenced; facts have been reported to court. I state this responsibly. Spreading lies has placed our Minister in charge of Women and Children’s Affairs in a difficult position; we will not allow such falsehoods. Police are involved and matters have been reported to court.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 4 June 2025 ·No. 1750240054043973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 June 2025. No. 1750240054043973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7798