The necessary laws to arrest terrorists must be passed before the Emergency Regulations are lifted, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today (May 30).
Speaking in Ampara, the Prime Minister said that the Attorney General has also been notified regarding the need to formulate new laws. The laws in Europe will be studied before preparing the relevant laws, he said.
While emphasising the importance of restructuring laws, Mr. Wickremesinghe pointed out that a new mechanism must be set-up to defeat the IS terrorist group in a similar way to the laws which were introduced to defeat the LTTE.
He also noted that an information database must be complied to assist in defeating terrorism since the modes of obtaining information during the period of the LTTE was not apt to the current situation.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Secretary of the Justice Ministry has been instructed by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe not to gazette the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution dealing with the Presidential term, until the Presidential elections are held.
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