Sri Lanka and the USA on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding worth $2.6 million on Rule of Law Capacity Building Assistance, Sri Lanka’s ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.
The MoU seeks to build local capacity in specialised investigative, prosecutorial and judication skills including technical support on improving legal regimes and operational effectiveness of government authorities responsible for investigating complex and transnational crimes.
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