Ranil pledges draft PTA replacement by next week

by Sivakami
Oct 2, 2016

Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe pledged on Sunday that a draft counter-terrorism bill designed to replace the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act would be ready for discussion by next week. 

"I think by next week the first draft of the counter-terrorism law, which will be placed in the Prevention of Terrorism Act, will be available for discussion," he was quoted by New Zealand local media as saying. 

Mr Wickremesinghe is currently on an official visit of the country. 

The repeal of the PTA has been one of the key demands of the Tamil people. 

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