Cabinet approval has been granted to prepare the Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka Bill by incorporating the proposed amendments.
Cabinet approval was received in December 2023 for publishing the Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka Bill in the Government Gazette.
However, due to the submission of further amendment proposals for the said bill by various parties, no steps were taken to present the said bill to the Parliament.
The Interim Secretariat for Truth and Reconciliation Mechanism has conducted several consultation rounds and identified the amendments to be made to the relevant bill.
Accordingly, the Cabinet approved the joint proposal presented by the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Reforms, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the bill.
The joint proposal requests to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a bill based by incorporating the said amendments to the preliminary draft and to cancel the gazette notification issued earlier. (Newswire)