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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Thursday, May 18, 2017
OMP Act should be activated soon: Sumanthiran
2017-05-17
In the wake of a petition submitted by the next of kin of those gone
missing, MP M.A. Sumanthiran said today said his party would continue to
urge the operation of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) Act without
further delay.
Addressing the next of kin, he said though the OMP Act was passed in parliament the government had failed to set up the OMP.
“The reason is because the Act needs to be brought under a ministry by
the President as stated in the Constitution,” the MP said and added that
the President had assured that the Act would be operational after
incorporating the proposed amendments.
“We will no longer accept this as an excuse because the amendments can
be made at anytime. That is no bar the Act being operational or bought
under the purview of a particular ministry,” he said.
A copy of the letter was also submitted to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Speaking on the matter Brito Fernando, a representative of the next of
kin said the operation of the OMP Act was a step towards reconciliation.
“Despite its shortcomings, we see the Office on Missing Persons Act as
an important first step towards revealing the truth about those gone
missing, especially Tamil journalists, which has not been given due
attention. We also extend our fullest support to the government to
ensure that this Act is safeguarded,” he said.
Mr. Fernando said it was sad to note the lapse of eight months since the
OMP Act was enacted in Parliament in August 2016, with no steps being
taken to make it operational.
He said he hoped it would be operational before the international week of the disappeared.(Thilanka Kanakarathna)