The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara stated that the National Police Commission, established under the 17th Amendment and relevant legislation and continued under the 19th Amendment, has authority over transfers of Officers-in-Charge of police stations. He questioned the transfer of two OICs and senior DIGs, alleging that they were carried out without valid reasons or proper procedure.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, briefly: the National Police Commission was established under the 17th Amendment and the National Police Commission Act, No. 1 of 1990. Under the 19th and thereafter, the Commission retains authority. The NPC has full power over transfers of Officers-in-Charge of Police Stations. Yet, without any valid reason, two OICs and senior DIGs have been transferred with no proper procedure.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18675