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Hon. Chandima Gamage,— To ask the Minister of Education,—
(a) Is he aware that various media have reported that antiquities and treasures were heavily destroyed and taken away by thieves during the past period of time of almost a decade?
(b) Will he inform this House—
(i) the number of complaints received by the Department of Archaeology in this regard;
(ii) whether the Department of Archaeology has taken legal actions regarding the incidents reported in media and the complaints received by them;
(iii) if so, the number of incidents and complaints regarding which legal action has been taken, separately;
(iv) the number of persons that have been convicted through the aforesaid legal action; and
(v) the actions taken to prevent the occurrence of such incidents again?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2015-10-22
Asked by
Hon. Chandima Gamage, M.P.
Ministry
Education
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
The Destruction of Archaeological treasures in the past decade
Answered Date
2016-01-28
Answered by
Hon. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, M.P.
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