Protections of Victims of Crime and Witness: Govt. presents amendments

Government presented the amendment to the Bill titled Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses to Parliament today.

The Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses (Amendment) Bill which was presented to the House by Chief Government Whip Gayantha Karunatilake, provides provisions for a victim of crime or witness to give evidence or make a statement from any remote location outside Sri Lanka. (Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)