The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara questioned reports that police have been instructed to include JVP/NPP members in Community/Area Security Committees and allow them to lead. He argued that these village-level crime prevention committees were historically independent bodies involving religious leaders and civil organizations, and asked whether such political involvement is compromising police independence.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, village-level crimes are addressed by Community/Area Security Committees. Historically these were independent—monks, priests and independent organizations. Now police are reportedly instructed to include JVP/NPP members in these committees and to let them take the lead. This affects police independence. Any OIC will confirm this. We ask whether the police’s independence is being compromised—
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Cite as: The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13628