Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law - Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
Hon. Sunil Watagala raised a point of Order responding to Hon. Kabir Hashim’s claim about the Pottuvil incident, stating that the Government did not intervene because the matter was handled by the Police and the Courts. He said the woman involved was arrested on 28 August, produced before the Pottuvil Magistrate on 29 August under Section 314 of the Penal Code, and that a charge sheet was filed under a subsequent case number. He added that the parties reached a Rs. 70,000 settlement and the case had concluded, arguing that independent institutions had acted and that the House should not be misled.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of Order. The Hon. Kabir Hashim said that the Government did not intervene in the Pottuvil incident. The Government did not intervene; the Police and Courts did. The incident involving the woman occurred on 28 August. She was arrested on the 28th and produced before the Pottuvil Magistrate on the 29th under Section 314 of the Penal Code, Case No. B 633/25. A charge sheet was filed today under Case No. 35710. A settlement of Rs. 70,000 was reached between the parties, and the case has concluded. Independent institutions—the Police and the Judiciary—acted. It is incorrect for a senior Member to mislead the House.
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Cite as: Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law - Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 September 2025. No. 1757672711095734. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9752