The Presidential Secretariat has not been able to issue the relevant gazette notification to ban the National Thawheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI) of Sri Lanka, despite the ban being imposed on the instructions of President Maithripala Sirisena.
President Sirisena, using the power vested upon him, under Emergency Regulations No. 01 of 2019, took steps to ban NTJ and JMI of Sri Lanka on April 27, the two organisations linked to the Easter Sunday attack as disclosed by State Intelligence. However, 16 days have elapsed since President Sirisena announcement and a gazette is yet to be issued banning the two extremist organisations.
A top official at the Presidential Secretariat said that the President’s Office was still waiting for the Attorney General’s Department to send the drafted gazette.
“We have sent all necessary documents to the AG’s department and we understand that a few changes are to be made. I think they will send the Gazette document soon and we will be able to issue the gazette early this week,” he said.
Contrary to those comments, a high level official at the AG’s department denied that the gazette draft was still in their possession.
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