A discussion has recently been held between top government officials to seek the possibilities of acquiring properties earned illegally by suspects arrested for drug-related offences by the State before those properties are confiscated, a press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, officials from the Attorney General’s Department, the Sri Lanka Police, and other officials participated in the discussion held at Temple Trees on Tuesday (15). The decision to seek the possibilities to take the properties illegally earned by those suspects by the State was taken considering the continuous enjoyment of such arrested individuals of the properties and earnings from those properties for further illegal activities until the cases are over. 5 of 2006, and also the possibilities of taking action under the existing provisions of the Act has also been discussed. Secretary to the Prime Minister Gamini Senarath, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Retd.

Source: The Nation September 16, 2020 21:56 UTC