New detention facility gazetted

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has issued a gazette notice naming the Counter Terrorism Investigation Unit as a place of detention.

The gazette had been issued on Friday 4^th June as a notification under Section 9 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

“I , Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President do hereby notify that the premises specified in the Schedule hereto, shall be a place of detention for the purposes under Section 9 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act , No. 48 of 1979,” the gazette notice said.

The schedule lists the Counter Terrorism Investigation Unit in Colombo as a place of detention.

Section 9 refers to the detention of suspects arrested under the PTA.

Accordingly, the facility will be used to detain suspects arrested under the PTA. (Easwaran Rutnam)

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dickie bird Monday, 07 June 2021 08:37 PM

What was the delay Mr. president???

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vithura Monday, 07 June 2021 08:50 PM

Temporary provision since 1979, is that a joke?

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Demuni Uduwara Tuesday, 08 June 2021 12:44 AM

Hunting is imminent!

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Kumar Tuesday, 08 June 2021 06:54 AM

Is that the new butcher shop.

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Selvakumar Tuesday, 08 June 2021 06:56 AM

gazetted included the corona issues??

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Wipula Tuesday, 08 June 2021 07:14 AM

The most required necessity of the era .

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M.Ravanan Tuesday, 08 June 2021 09:29 AM

You guys told the public that there are no terrorists in this country?

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Chandana Alahakoon Tuesday, 08 June 2021 12:51 PM

Yeah it's very apparent that they are getting ready to face the resistance against their failure...

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