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Death Registration
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
Death Registration
Medicolegal Death Investigations
Medicolegal Death Investigations
Medicolegal Death Investigations Authority
Does the law mandate that deaths in custody be referred to the medicolegal death investigation authority and specify who is responsible for notifying the authority?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
"Any person" or "peace officer" is obligated by law to report any sudden or unnatural death, or death by violence, or death under suspicious circumstances or unknown circumstances.
Does the law mandate that deaths in custody be referred to the medicolegal death investigation authority and specify who is responsible for notifying the authority?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
"Any person" or "peace officer" is obligated by law to report any sudden or unnatural death, or death by violence, or death under suspicious circumstances or unknown circumstances.
Does the law mandate that deaths in custody be referred to the medicolegal death investigation authority and specify who is responsible for notifying the authority?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
"Any person" or "peace officer" is obligated by law to report any sudden or unnatural death, or death by violence, or death under suspicious circumstances or unknown circumstances.
