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IPU may take up the arbitrary arrest of Rishad Bathiudeen (MP) in its upcoming session at Madrid

 The IPU in it’s recent official Tweet on 18th  had posted the following:

 “The IPU is pleased that Sri Lankan Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen was finally released on bail following his arrest on the Prevention of Terrorism Act. The IPU will closely monitor his trial”

Rishad  Bathiudeen,  Member  of  Parliament  and  Leader  of  All  Ceylon  Makkal Congress  was  arrested  by  the  CID  on  24th   April  2021  under  the  Prevention  of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979. He was detained for a total of 177 days before he was finally released on bail on 14th  October.

Being a Parliamentarian, the case of Rishad Bathiudeen had drawn the attention of the  IPU.  The  IPU  is  an  international  organization  comprising  of  179  national Parliaments  and  13  regional  Parliamentary  assemblies  from  all  over  the  globe. Having been established in 1889, the primary goal of the IPU has been to promote democratic governance and accountability. It also has permanent observer status in the United Nations General Assembly. The IPU has considerable influence in the affairs of the United Nations and has contributed towards numerous resolutions of the General Assembly.

The investigations of the IPU are still ongoing and have not been made public. It is likely the IPU would take up the case of arbitrary arrest of Rishad Bathiudeen in its upcoming session in November at Madrid, Spain.

(Press release form the Media office of Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen.)

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