Government has decided to increase the age limit of holding responsibility of a crime from 8 years to 12 years it has been revealed during the Cabinet Briefing held at Government Information Department in Narahenpita today(02).Accordingly Cabinet has approved a proposal submitted by Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe on to publish a bill which make amendments to the penal code to enable to increase the age limit of holding responsibility of a crime ,in a gazette notification and afterwards presented the bill to the parliament for approval.
At present the age limit of holding responsibility of a crime in Sri Lanka is 8 years and as experts including Psychiatrists are in the view that the current age limit is too young to hold a responsibility of a crime government has decided to increase the age limit it has been revealed.
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