Due to the congestion in prisons Minister of Justice, Prison Activities and Constitutional Reforms Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has proposed a solution to keep suspects under house arrest.
The proposal has granted approval.
A committee chaired by a Supreme Court judge was appointed to provide appropriate recommendations to introduce legal provisions.
Minister Rajapakshe is to instruct Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill based on the report furnished by the said officers’ committee.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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