Srilanka, Feb. 20 -- The Cabinet has approved the submission of the order made under the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act, No. 2 of 2013, to Parliament. This approval pertains to the extension of the provisions of the Act for another two years, effective from February 2, 2025.

The Act, which facilitates the detention of persons without a warrant, allows for certain non-minor investigations and the taking of affidavits from witnesses, aims to assist the investigation process. The Minister of Justice and National Integration had previously published an Extraordinary Gazette Notification on January 8, 2025, extending the Act's provisions.

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