The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice chaired by Minister of Justice M.U.M Ali Sabry, PC Tuesday (22) agreed to the Code of Criminal Procedure Act (Amendment) Bill and Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Act (Amendment) Bill to be presented in the Parliament.
Accordingly, two Bills, namely, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No.15 of 1979 (Amendment) Bill presented to Parliament on 24.04.2021, Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Act No. 22 of 1994 (Amendment) Bill presented to Parliament on 08.06.2021, a Regulation and four Annual Reports were taken in to discussion.
The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice was held online where the government officials were connected online for the meeting in accordance with health regulations given the prevailing COVID-19 situation.
State Ministers Lohan Ratwatte, Susil Premajayantha and Members of Parliament Weerasumana Weerasinghe, marked their presence at the meeting.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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