President’s Counsel (PC) Rienzie Arsecularatne will head a committee tasked with finalizing a draft anti- terrorism law.
Cabinet approved a proposal to set up the committee on a proposal by Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara.
The new anti-terrorism law is aimed at replacing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979 and will be an improvement on the anti- terrorism law that was drafted several years ago but not enacted.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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