The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi
Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi alleged that Police stopped him, took his vehicle keys, removed the vehicle, and took him and his son to a third-floor room for a breathalyzer test while his wife remained alone in the car. He stated that the test was negative, that he had not consumed alcohol, and that he was nevertheless harassed for about half an hour.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I am reading it now.
¶ 02 The Police said I must go to the station, took my vehicle keys, and took the vehicle away. They took me and my son to a room on the third floor of a building, gave me a balloon for a breath test. My wife was left alone in the car. The breathalyzer was negative. I had not consumed liquor that day. Yet I was harassed for half an hour. If I had consumed alcohol, I would not have driven.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 22 July 2025 ·No. 1753443916033328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13699