Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
The Minister stated that the Government is taking steps to depoliticize the Police in response to rising crime, underworld activity and narcotics use, including among schoolchildren. He said non-politicized Public Security Committees are being established to replace or improve upon existing Community Police Committees, and noted that their membership would include Divisional Secretaries, religious leaders, principals, retired police officers and retired military personnel under the relevant circular.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, we are taking steps to depoliticize the Police. While Community Police Committees existed, crime—underworld and narcotics—has increased, reaching even schoolchildren. Therefore, we decided to establish non-politicized Public Security Committees. Please study the circular carefully: not only the Divisional Secretary, but also religious leaders, local principals, retired police and retired military officers are included…
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