GL warns govt against use of PTA

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The chairman of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Prof
G.L
Peiris says that it is not appropriate to take action making use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) as the 51st session of the Human
Rights Council in Geneva draws closer.The MP emphasized that it sets an incorrect precedent for the representatives of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) who have reached the island for the staff-level discussions, pointing out that their support is much important for the
country at the moment.One of the most necessary conditions to obtain the support from IMF is to have political stability
If the Prevention of Terrorism Act is used in that way, there will not be a conducive environment to successfully hold the staff-level
discussions, he pointed out further.
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