Can you be jailed for having tattoos? Justice Minister issues clarification

Daily Mirror reports that the proposed Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill was presented to Parliament and could treat tattoos or dress styles associated with organised criminal groups as an offence. The report also identifies military uniforms among the forms of appearance addressed by the proposal.

WhatNews (සිංහල) says Nanayakkara also stated that the word for hair does not appear in the bill.

WhatNews (සිංහල) reports that the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission considered the proposed bill incompatible with the Constitution’s fundamental-rights chapter and international human-rights agreements to which Sri Lanka is a party. The supplied reports do not provide further details about the Commission’s assessment or the bill’s next parliamentary steps.

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