INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A committee has been designated to check out the repealing of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), the Ministry of Justice and National
Integration has announced.The committee will be headed by Presidents Counsel Rienzie Arsecularatne and is expected to begin public
consultations in May.The committee has actually also been entrusted with obtaining inputs from civil society organizations, and feedback
from global organizations and communities.A preliminary discussion relating to the repeal of the PTA was hung on 11 April under the
leadership of the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-law Harsha Nanayakkara, at the Ministry of Justice
premises.During the conversation, the Justice Minister has actually claimed that the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act is a policy
of the incumbent government.The Justice Minister has stressed that the brand-new Act ought to be one that can deal with global terrorism and
obstacles, while likewise ensuring it does not infringe upon constitutionally ensured human rights and the liberty of expression, as
acknowledged internationally.The Ministry of Justice even more mentioned that past governments have actually not shown due diligence in
causing these legal reforms, and that the selected committee has been advised to concretely determine the appropriate matters for reversing
the Act within a short timeframe.
