Elections Chief warns parties:

Re-poll in all violence marred centres
 

ELECTIONS Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake yesterday warned that he will not hesitate to go for a re-poll in polling stations marred by violence, stressing that this will delay the overall result and the appointment of the new Executive President.

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Age of consent:

Govt will not proceed with amendment
 

THE Government has decided not to proceed with the proposed amendment to Section 363 of the Penal Code on statutory rape. Justice Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne told the weekly Cabinet briefing yesterday that the decision was made owing to concerns raised by the public based on the misconception that the amendment seeks to lower the age for consensual sex from 16 to 13.

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