The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 8 October 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Matters: National Police Commission and Standing Orders

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Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe stated that the Minister had acknowledged the Commission’s existing powers, but said these powers were being removed through a Gazette. He objected that authority over transfers and related matters was to be vested in the Inspector General of Police.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Minister accepts the Commission has the powers. But those powers are now being removed and a Gazette is to vest transfer powers and related matters in the IGP.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18699