17/07/2009 - Daily Mirror
Reforms to Muslim matrimonial law and upgrading Quazi Courts
(by Amira Cader)
The Cabinet has approved a proposal by the Minister of Justice and Law Milinda Moragoda to bring in certain reforms to the Muslim personal law and to uplift the system of Quazi courts and enhance the knowledge of Quazis…
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19/07/2009 - Sunday Island
Amnesty for military deserters?
...Moragoda's proposal... wouldn't bring any relief to those... arrested on... charges including robbery and murder... an effort... to help deserters to return to society... Moragoda has asserted that it would be undesirable to hold deserters with other criminals as they too could end up as criminals…
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19/07/2009 - Sunday Times
New system of checking prisoners, visitors and officials
...put in place, to curb the increasingly illegal contacts the prisoners... have with the outside world... process was decided at a meeting... with Moragoda... Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, IGP… to protect the public and to take the burden off the prison officials…
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19/07/2009 - The Nation Editor
Ills of Criminal Justice System vs Death Penalty
...Justice Minister publicly stated that his personal view was that a re-introduction of capital punishment in Sri Lanka would benefit the administration of law, order and justice in this country... the recent spate of triple murders.... the abduction and rape of school children and armed robberies... There is a school of thought that reintroduction of capital punishment... would reverse this trend towards crime…
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22/07/2009 - Daily Mirror
Imprisoned deserters: Govt. to take decision soon
(by Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera)
Justice Minister... Moragoda told parliament... that the government would take a decision... within ten days... answering a question by UNP MP... Jayasekera…
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22/07/2009 - Daily Mirror
From 2000 till July this year 1213 prisoners had died
(by Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera)
Justice Minister... Moragoda informed parliament... special advice had been given to the superintendent... to control escape attempts. The patrols have been increased... especially at night... disciplinary action... taken against officers... responsible for... escape of prisoners... Prompt attention... to prisoners needing medical treatment…
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22/07/2009 - The Island
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Justice and Law Reforms Minister... Moragoda paid a courtesy call on the President of the Court of Appeals, Justice Sathya Hettige, PC.... part of a round of visits... to seek the advice of eminent jurists... as a first step before setting out his priorities and formulating his plan of action…
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24/07/2009 - The Island
Now, President to free 2,000 deserters
...President... Rajapaksa will offer presidential amnesty to nearly 2,000 military deserters held at Welikada… expected to grant a general amnesty to deserters on the run... follows Minister Moragoda making representations to the President and Defence Secretary... Justice Ministry sources said an effort should be made to help deserters to lead normal lives…
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24/07/2009 - The Island
Why delay the implementation of Capital Punishment?
(Letter to the editor)
It was reported in The Island of 16.07.2009 that the new Minister of Justice Milinda Moragoda would meet the President to discuss the re-introduction of the death penalty. The move is a very intelligent and timely one considering the increasing rate of crime in the country…
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26/07/2009 - Sunday Island
Justice Minister creates special Buddhist Advisory Committee
As a part of an effort to obtain the views and advice of different segments of society... Moragoda... has... created a special Buddhist advisory committee to serve the Ministry… Members are drawn from the Buddhist clergy from all Nikayas... a similar... advisory committee during his tenure as Minister of Tourism... carried out as... first official act, when he took over the Justice Ministry two weeks ago…
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