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BASL raises concerns over PSTA and Organised Crimes Bills, warns of expanded executive powers
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has issued a formal statement raising concerns over the newly gazetted Protection of
Summary
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called on the government to withdraw the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill and the Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill in their present forms, warning that the legislation could undermine fundamental rights and weaken judicial oversight over arrests and detentions.
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People
- Hejaaz Hizbullah
Organisations
- Protection of The Bar Association of Sri Lanka
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka
- Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- High Court
Places
- Sri Lanka2
Keywords
- organised2
- bills2
- basl2
- legislation
- withdrawal
- executive
- terrorism
- undermine
- expanded
- crimes
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