The Attorney General informed the court that the provision in the Prevention of Organized Crime Bill permitting a person to be detained for up to 72 hours will be amended to reduce the detention period to 48 hours.
Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne, appearing on behalf of the Attorney General, made this submission when petitions challenging the Bill were taken up for consideration.
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