The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
The Minister rejected a newspaper and television report claiming that Police reports now require approval from the Public Security Committee Chair in addition to a Grama Niladhari certificate, stating that no such instruction or circular has been issued by the Police or the Ministry. He said the report was unverified and misleading, criticized the media outlet’s conduct, and indicated that he had already complained to the CID about previous reporting and would raise this matter with the Committee on Ethics and Privileges.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I must clarify a false news item. The “Aruna” newspaper of 2025.11.19 carried the headline: “Grama Niladhari certificate insufficient; need Public Security Committee Chair’s approval for Police reports.” This is false. No such instruction or circular has been issued by the Police or Public Security Ministry. The report vaguely cites a GN as the source without verification. Ethically, media must verify with affected parties before publication. The same owner’s “Derana Aruna” TV repeatedly aired this falsehood. Such news misleads the public and breeds dissatisfaction against the Government. I have previously complained to the CID about earlier false reporting, and tomorrow I intend to complain to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges as well.
¶ 02 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 November 2025. No. 22931. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14194