A number of decisions have been taken at the Cabinet meeting held on Monday (Feb. 03).

The decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers are as follows :

The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court today that the current government has decided to introduce several amendments to the Online Safety Act, which was enacted during the previous administration.

This announcement was made by Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne, representing the Attorney General, during the hearing of four fundamental rights petitions challenging the legality of the law’s enactment.

The petitions were filed by several parties, including Transparency International Sri Lanka, claiming that the manner in which the law was passed was unconstitutional.

(News1st)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by News1st has not been edited by SLM staff)

A protest is to take place opposite the Attorney General’s Department tomorrow (Jan. 06) at 12 noon.

Organised by the Young Journalists’ Association, the protest is against recommendations to release suspects in the Lasantha Wickrematunge murder case.

In a letter dated 27 January 2025, now public, the Attorney General’s Department informed the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) that legal proceedings would not continue against Army Intelligence Officer Premananda Udalagama, former Mt. Lavinia Crimes OIC SI Tissasiri Sugathapala, and former DIG Prasanna Nanayakkara.

The decision has sparked sharp criticism, especially from media rights activists and civil society groups.

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