International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act 2007 · As enacted
3. No person should propagate war
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
No person shall propagate war or advocate national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence.
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Every person who—
attempts to commit;
aids or abets in the commission of; or
threatens to commit, an offence referred to in subsection (1), shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
A person found guilty of committing an offence under subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section shall on conviction by the High Court, be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.
An offence under this section shall be cognizable and non-bailable, and no person suspected or accused of such an offence shall be enlarged on bail, except by the High Court in exceptional circumstances.
A trial in the High Court against any person for the commission of an offence under this section shall be taken up before any other business of that Court and shall be held on a day to day basis and shall not be postponed, unless due to any unavoidable circumstances, which shall be recorded.
For the purpose of subsection (2) of this section “abet”
shall have the same meaning as in section 100 of the Penal
Code.