Anti-Terror Bill clauses unconstitutional:SC

The Supreme Court has determined that several provisions of the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution, Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced in Parliament on Thursday.

The Bill was challenged before the Supreme Court under Article 121(1) of the Constitution.

According to the Court’s determination, the Bill can be passed by a simple majority in Parliament if the amendments recommended by the Court are incorporated at the Committee Stage.

The Court has proposed several amendments, three of which have already been undertaken by the Additional Solicitor General.