Sri Lanka, Nov. 13 -- Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne yesterday informed Parliament that the Supreme Court has determined that the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill can be passed by a simple majority of Parliament after making the following amendments (Three of them already undertaken by the Additional Solicitor General) at the Committee Stage:-
Clause 26 (2) to be amended by inserting the phrase "on the application of such Police Officer", with the above insertion, Clause 26 (2) must read as follows:-
"Upon the production of a suspect before a Magistrate under subsection (1), where the Police Officer conducting the investigation has reasonable grounds to believe that further extended custody of the suspect is necessary for the...