Committee submits report on prison regulations for clergy

The interim report of the special committee appointed to review and update prison regulations concerning Buddhist monks and other religious clergy has been submitted to the Secretary to the President, Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.

According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), the report was handed over at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (14) by committee Chairperson Prince Senadheera, Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.

The committee was appointed following discussions between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Maha Sangha representing the three Buddhist Nikayas on October 8.

It was tasked with reviewing existing rules, regulations and standing orders under the Prisons Ordinance and submitting proposals for amendments within two weeks.

Accordingly, the committee has submitted revised proposals relating to regulations governing the imprisonment of Buddhist monks and other religious clergy.

The PMD said committee members Piyumanthi Peiris, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration; Wasantha Ariyaratne, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; R. M. G. Senaratne, Commissioner-General of Buddhist Affairs; and A. C. Gajanayake, a Commissioner of the Department of Prisons, were also present. (Newswire)

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