The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Sajith Premadasa objected to the centralization of police transfer powers under the IGP, arguing that such powers should remain with the independent Police Commission under the Constitution and the 19th and 21st Amendments. He said the move undermines depoliticized, impartial police administration and requested the Speaker to take appropriate action, expressing opposition to making the Commission subordinate to the Government.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, please allow me to draw your attention. The Constitution clearly states that these Commissions are established to strengthen independence, impartiality and efficiency and to depoliticize administration to ensure good governance. Through checks and balances under the 19th and 21st Amendments, police functions should be run impartially and independently by the Commission. Now, transfers are being centralized under the IGP. This is a democratic country, not a police state. The Police Commission cannot be made a puppet of the Government. Please take appropriate action. We express our strong opposition to vesting the IGP with powers that belong to the Commission.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18677