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Final draft constitution in two months

26 Mar 2022

  • Discussion with TNA afterwards with the draft
The draft of the proposed new constitution is to be finalised in two months, and another discussion with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is to be held along with it, The Sunday Morning learns. During last Friday’s (25) discussion with members of the TNA, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated that the final draft of the experts’ committee headed by President’s Counsel (PC) Romesh de Silva would be ready in two months, as it was currently being translated. The President proposed a discussion based on the final draft once available. The President made this observation in response to the TNA’s query on a permanent solution to the issues continuously raised by the Tamil community. TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran PC told The Sunday Morning that the President had noted that another round of discussions could be held once the final draft of the proposed new Constitution was shared. The Government and TNA had focused on several key issues and solutions that would serve as a confidence building measure between the Government and Tamil parties. On the issue of Tamil prisoners who have been detained for long periods under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) without trial, the President directed Justice Minister Ali Sabry PC and the TNA’s Sumanthiran to work together to look into the matter and release the relevant prisoners. As for the issue of enforced disappearances, Sumanthiran said the Government had explained that the proposed Rs. 100,000 compensation payment was only an interim measure. “We explained that there needs to be an inquiry into the disappearances, as the point in the agitations was to find out what had happened,” Sumanthiran explained. The Government side at the discussion agreed to inquire into the matter. Among the proposals by the Government was one to hand over the matter to the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) or to set up a truth-seeking mechanism. However, a final decision on the matter was not reached at the meeting. When asked whether the discussion with the President and Government last Friday was a success, Sumanthiran said that its success would be decided on the actions initiated by the Government on the undertakings at the meeting. (MIA)  

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