Withdraw Amendments to Chapter 19 of the Penal Code – The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus requests the Minister of Justice
The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus has sent a letter to the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reform Hon. Wijedasa Rajapaksa requesting that the bill gazetted on February 9, 2024 to amend Chapter 19 of the Penal Code be withdrawn immediately. According to the amendments made to the Penal Code in 1995, even if a…