Prevention of Terrorism Act Repeal
President Dissanayake announced to Parliament that Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will be repealed this year, fulfilling a key election promise by the ruling NPP party. Rights defenders have expressed concern over previous delays in keeping this pledge.
"We're repealing the PTA this year!" *checks notes* "Well, we *promised* to repeal it this year, which is basically the same thing if you squint and ignore how time works." Turns out "election promise" is just political Sanskrit for "something we'll definitely get around to eventually, probably."
#SriLanka's draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act will be repealed this year - President Dissanayake tells Parliament 👇🏾 Repeal of the PTA was among the ruling NPP's key election promises. Rights defenders have been voicing concern over the govt's delay in keeping the pledge. https://t.co/ZTJ7lU00dW