Petition filed against Code of Criminal Procedure Bill

6 June 2017 04:37 pm

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today announced that he had received a copy of a petition filed against the Code of Criminal Procedure Special Provisions Bill.

The petition prevents the House from taking up the Bill for debate and approving it.

The Bill provides provisions for a person in custody to meet with his or her lawyer in prison. (By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)