Northern Justice program gets underway
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Justice and Law Reforms Minister Moragoda with Supreme Court
Judge K. Sripavan, Justice and Law Reform Ministry Secretary
Suhada Gamlath, Annalingama Pemachandre, and Chavakachcheri
District Judge, handing over equipment to K. Iiyanayagam,
District Judge, Point Pedro. |
A consignment of furniture and equipment worth over Rs. 1.2 million
was donated to the Point Pedro courts complex by the Equal Access to
Justice Project of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
The consignment of goods, which included computers, fax machines, and
office cupboards was handed over by Justice and Law Reforms Minister
Milinda Moragoda at a ceremony held recently at the Point Pedro Court
premises.
The distribution was part of the soon-to-be-launched Northern Justice
initiative by the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms to restore the
judicial and legal system of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
Minister Moragoda directed Ministry officers to submit a report
detailing the work they need to carry out in order to effectively
achieve this situation. As a result, several Ministry officials had
visited areas in the north to assess the judicial infrastructure and
facilities as well as to explore the human dimensions of the problem
there. |
