1 year in police custody, restrictions on media: UN raises alarm over Sri Lanka’s new crime Bill

Daily Mirror reports that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake outlined the Government’s readiness to make three changes to the draft Organised Crime Bill after concerns were presented to the Supreme Court. The outlet does not specify all three amendments.

Lankadeepa, Newswire, Daily Mirror and Ada Derana report that a proposed change would reduce the period of detention under the bill from 72 hours to 48 hours. The reports describe the measure as a draft Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill.

WhatNews reports that Dissanayake made the remarks on November 5 at Temple Trees in Colombo, and that the bill is being challenged before the Supreme Court. The reports provide no further details on the other proposed amendments or the next steps.

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