Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- The attorney general informed the supreme court today (09) that the provisions relating to the offence of tattooing and the reporting of organised crimes in the proposed organised crime prevention bill will be completely removed.

This came after the Supreme Court pointed out that several additional amendments were necessary to the Bill, beyond those already proposed by the government.

The proposed amendments were presented to the Supreme Court today by Acting Attorney General and solicitor general Viraj Dayaratne, who appeared on behalf of the Attorney General.

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena highlighted the need for further revisions to the proposed legislation.

In response, ...