The Supreme Court (SC) has determined that certain clauses of the Anti-Corruption Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informed Parliament today.
However, the said inconsistencies will cease if the amendments as set out in the determination of the Supreme Court are made to the Bill, the Court has further informed, the Speaker added.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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