Committee to be appointed to look into repealing of PTA

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 yesterday.

 

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.