Government considers allowing officers with clean records to remain beyond 60 as public-security pressures expose the costof longstanding manpower shortages COLOMBO, Saturday – At a […]
Category: Law and Order
ANALYSIS – The Controversy Surrounding the Proposal to Increase Judges’ Retirement Age in Sri Lanka
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The administration of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Sri Lanka is set to increase the compulsory retirement age for judges by two […]
Former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Remanded
Bribery Commission investigation proceeds as Court fixes August 18 for further proceedings COLOMBO, Wednesday – Former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam was arrested by officers of […]
Sri Lankan Attorneys Advocate for Limits on Judges’ Terms of Service
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has expressed its apprehensions regarding the government’s proposal to raise the retirement age for Supreme […]
Prisons, Human Rights and the Rule of Law:
Why This Debate Is About Far More Than Criminals It is perhaps one of the least popular arguments anyone can make after a prison riot. […]
Minister, This is Bigger than Negombo
An Open Letter to the Minister of Justice & National Integration “History does not remember governments for the statements they issue after a tragedy. It […]
Sri Lanka set to welcome tourists back to historic prison site following fatal unrest.
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The government of Sri Lanka has announced the reopening of Bogambara Prison, a historic facility established during the colonial period, for housing […]
