Committee to be appointed to look into repealing of PTA

By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana

Colombo, April 9 (Daily Mirror) - A  Cabinet Paper has been presented to appoint a committee to look into repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament today.

Responding to a question raised by MP S. Rasamanikkam in the House, she said the government will also come out with a wider consultation on repealing the PTA and to compile new legislation.