Six more petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Prevention of Organized Crimes Bill, bringing the total number of petitions to 26.
Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne informed Parliament today (04) that he had received the copies of the six additional petitions that had been filed challenging the proposed legislation.
The development comes after Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih informed Parliament yesterday (03) that 20 petitions had been filed before the Supreme Court against the bill.
The petitions have been filed under Article 121(1) of the Constitution, seeking a determination from the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the proposed Prevention of Organized Crimes Bill. (Newswire)