Batalanda Report Tabled: Government Vows 'Never Again'!

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Batalanda Commission report was officially tabled in Parliament on Friday (14) by Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake.

The government and the cabinet have reached a policy decision to act on the Batalanda Commission report to ensure that such a barbaric period never takes place again.

The report will be directed to the Attorney General, and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will appoint a special committee to provide advice and proposals on future actions regarding the report.

The government also plans to engage in a two-day debate on the report at an appropriate time.

Additionally, the Batalanda Commission report will be made available in Sinhala, Tamil, and English, and printed copies will be provided for the perusal of members of Parliament and the public.

There are 28 evidence volumes related to the commission, which will be produced in Parliament in due course, revealed the Leader Of The House.

The report, which investigates events from the 1988 to 1990 period, has sparked renewed discussion following comments made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a recent interview on Al Jazeera's "Head to Head."

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