The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and National Integration and the officers of the newly set-up Mutual Legal Assistance Unit took an oath of secrecy to maintain a formal obligation to ensure confidentiality as a best practice.
Mutual legal assistance law in Sri Lanka is primarily governed by the Mutual Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters Act, No. 39 of 2000, and the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, No. 25 of 2002 (as amended by Act No. 24 of 2018).
மேலும் படிக்க: Oath of Secrecy by the Mutual Legal Assistance Unit
Mr. Felix Neumann, the German Ambassador in Sri Lanka met Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, the Minister of Justice and National Integration, this morning (20.12.2024) at the Ministry of Justice. The delegates of the office of the Embassy were also present at this meeting.
This was also attended by officials attached the German Embassy in Sri Lanka including senior officials of the Ministry of Justice.
