Srilanka, May 23 -- The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, presented to Parliament for its second reading today (23.05.2025), received the approval of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection.



This approval was granted at a meeting held recently (20th) in Parliament under the chairmanship of Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika, Member of Parliament and Chair of Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection.



During this Committee meeting held, officials representing the Ministry of Justice, the Attorney General's Department, and the Department of Prisons elaborated on the necessity of this Bill. They pointed out that it would allow suspects to be connected to court proc...