Govt. postpones amendments to Penal Code

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Government has decided to postpone the enactment of legislations to ban hate speech, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella informed Parliament today.

Mr. Kiriella who responded to a question raised by Opposition MP Dinesh Gunawardane on the matter, said the Bills pertaining to amendments to Penal code and Code of Criminal Proceedings will not be taken up on January 8, 2016.

He said a final decision on the matter will be made later. (Yohan Perera)

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Sri Lankan Thursday, 17 December 2015 01:42 PM

A wise move to delay this until the draft is widely discussed.

OMG Thursday, 17 December 2015 01:55 PM

gov should not just keep amending the proposals due to protests. In sri Lanka every day there is a protest as lot of people have nothing to do due to unemployment. During MR rule no one could protest as they will be taken one way trip in white van.

Sri Wickrama Thursday, 17 December 2015 03:10 PM

Govt is too keen to listen to the protests. Ultimately nothing would happen.

Viraj Hewage Thursday, 17 December 2015 03:41 PM

how old were you in 88-90 period?

Perumal Thursday, 17 December 2015 03:42 PM

MR has also proved that the best way to face protests would be to stage concurrent counter-protests sponsored by government.

OMG Thursday, 17 December 2015 06:05 PM

@Viraj, what r u trying to prove? allow hate speech and never have a united Sri Lanka? u guyz r sick.

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