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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Friday, June 23, 2017
OMP Amendment Bill passed unanimously in House
The Office of Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration and
Discharge of Functions) Amendment Bill was unanimously passed in
Parliament today.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, presenting the Bill to the House,
said it was being presented in line with an agreement the government had
with the opposition to present it in Parliament prior to the
establishment of the OMP.
“This institution is paramount in order to put an end to the issue
pertaining to the disappearance of persons as soon as possible,” he
said.
In response to a question raised by joint opposition Parliamentary Group
Leader Dinesh Gunawardene as to whether the members of the OMP had
already been appointed, the PM said they would be appointed only after
the Amendment is passed.
MP Namal Rajapaksa pointed out that the several clauses in Office of
Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration and Discharge of
Functions) Bill will become defunct when the new Bill pertaining to
forceful disappearances comes into effect.
JVP MP Bimal Ratnayake said the amendment made yesterday would not
guarantee that the government would expedite the establishment of the
OMP.
Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said the Bill is essential in order to put
to bed issues pertaining to disappearances that have been taking place
for years.
TNA MP M A Sumanthiran pointed out that the LTTE too was culpable when
it came to such disappearances and not just the security forces. (Yohan Perera)