Special Powers under Section 12 of the Public Security Ordinance – HRCSL Press Notice (18/10/2024)
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) wrote to H.E. the President on 15 October 2024 on section 12 of the Public Security Ordinance. An Order was published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2403/47 dated 26 September 2024 under the said section calling out all the members of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy, and Sri Lanka Air Force ‘for the maintenance of public order’ in every administrative district of Sri Lanka with effect from 27 September 2024 onward for one month. The HRCSL brought to H.E. the President’s attention the strict criteria in section 12(1) of the Ordinance and pointed out that under the said section, the President would be required to form the view that exceptional circumstances endangering public security have arisen and that Sri Lanka Police are not capable of maintaining public order in the country.
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HRCSL letter to H.E. the President on 15102024 _Sinhala