The Ministry of Justice has decided to appoint 25 Boards of Inquiry to expedite the investigation into complaints received regarding missing persons.
The Office on Missing Persons has been established in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 14 of 2016. Regional offices has been established in Matara, Mannar, Jaffna, Batticaloa and Kilinochchi and those offices have received 14,988 complaints on missing persons.
The office has to play a big role, including issuing reports to relatives of missing persons after conducting formal investigations in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
The Minister of Justice Ali Sabry has proposed to the Cabinet to appoint 25 Boards of Inquiry to expedite the investigation of these complaints and to implement an expeditious program.
Accordingly, the approval was given to the proposal made by the Minister of Justice at a cabinet meeting chaired by the President on the 7th.