Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath says the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will be repealed by September this year.
Addressing the Parliament today, Minister Vijitha Herath said that the Gazette notification in this regard will be issued by the beginning of September.
“Within a short period of assuming power, we appointed a committee to study and make recommendations on the PTA. The committee has convened on multiple occasions and has started making relevant amendments to the PTA,” he said.
Minister Vijitha Herath said that the work regarding the relevant amendments will be completed by the end of August, and following this, a Gazette notification on abolishing the PTA will be issued in September.
Minister Vijitha Herath added that the PTA will be abolished next month and replaced with new legislation to ensure national security, pending a final committee report.
The Foreign Minister made the announcement in response to a statement made by Opposition MP Mano Ganesan in Parliament today. (Islandnews)
