Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced that it will soon replace the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) with a new security law. Sri Lanka to replace draconian counter-terrorism law with new national security Act Colombo, Aug 23 (PTI) Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced that it will soon replace the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) with a new security law, amid international condemnation over Colombo’s use of the draconian counter-terrorism law to detain student activists. “PTA has been there since 1979. The justice minister informed the cabinet that a new…
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