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Sri Lanka Army

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21st January 2023 23:53:54 Hours

1 Corps Troops Educated on 'Rules of Engagement'

1 Corps HQ organized a valuable 2-day workshop on the topic “Rules of Engagement” conducted by Captain S.A.T.H Dias, Legal Officer of 1 Corps and it was held during Jan 11 - 12 at the Headquarters premises. The guidance of Major General Nishantha Manage, Commander, 1 Corps enabled the successful conduct of the project.

During the programme, participants were educated on Sri Lanka’s Legal System, Judicial Procedures, Classification of Law, Court Hierarchy, Coordination between Tri Forces and the Police under the existing Legal Framework, Public Security Ordinance, Emergency Law and Emergency Regulations, International Humanitarian Law, Fundamentals Rights and Human Rights and Rules of Engagement of Internal Security Situation.

Apart from the in-house participants, officers and other ranks from subordinate formations of the 1 Corps also joined the programme via zoom technology. Accordingly, a total of 98 Officers and 2212 other ranks of the 1 Corps were benefited.