Speaker says bill to decriminalise homosexuality not inconsistent with Constitution

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Colombo (LNW): Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena speaking in Parliament said the Supreme Court has observed that the amendment to the Penal Code of Sri Lanka proposing the decriminalisation of same-sex conduct is not inconsistent with the Constitution, Daily Mirror reported.

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