The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam
Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam welcomed the Minister’s acknowledgment that members of the military and police are involved in the drug problem, contrasting it with previous governments’ reluctance to admit this. He argued that drug mafias cannot be eliminated without holding the military accountable, citing the high military presence in the North as a relevant concern.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, I welcome that you admitted the involvement of military and police in the drug issue—previous governments would not say that. But until you hold the military accountable, you will not eliminate these mafias. In the North, there is roughly one soldier for every two civilians—you know this.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 ·No. 23378 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17316