Sri Lanka, April 27 -- The government has decided to bring in legislation soon to confiscate property acquired through illegal means.According to Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved to a proposal submitted by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to draft the relevant bill.

Speaking at the weekly Cabinet media briefing at the Government Information Department yesterday, the Minister said that the government is bound to bring in legislation for the recovery of assets through illegal means by 2024 as per the agreement with the International Monetary Fund. Justice, Prison Affairs and Consti...