Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- The Attorney General's Department has concluded 16,647 criminal cases in 2019.

Attorney General's coordinating officer, additional legal secretary to the President's office, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said the Attorney General has also handed down 9,851 indictments in the High Court and discharged 2,957 suspects and forwarded advice to the police in 3,568 criminal cases in 2019.

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