The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media
Deputy Minister Hansaka Wijemuni reported an incident at Anuradhapura General Hospital involving a female doctor while on duty and said the Government, Police, security agencies, and Health Ministry had taken immediate action. He stated that hospital security had been strengthened, the suspect had been identified with arrest preparations underway, and senior officials had been sent to assess necessary corrective measures.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, as Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media, I make this special statement. Last night, an unfortunate incident occurred at the Anuradhapura General Hospital. A lady doctor on active duty went to her on-call room for dinner when this occurred. As soon as we learned of it, the Government, through the Police Department, other security agencies, and the Ministry of Health, took all possible steps. We have taken urgent measures to ensure hospital security and the surroundings. The suspect has been identified and preparations are in place for his arrest. As a Ministry, we will not treat this as an isolated event. Senior officials have been dispatched to Anuradhapura to examine what must be corrected from our side, and we will take necessary action. This is a very unfortunate situation; we firmly believe such incidents will not recur. Thank you.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 11 March 2025 ·No. 1743759139093629 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 March 2025. No. 1743759139093629. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19013