Detention Bill unconstitutional : SC

The Supreme Court has determined that Clause 8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Bill that seeks to detain a person for 48 hours after being arrested without a warrant is inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore it has to be approved in Parliament by a two-third majority. The determination was announced in Parliament by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa. The constitutionality of the Bill was challenged in the Supreme Court by Frontline Socialist Party MP Ajith Kumara.