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The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kurunegala· 18 February 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Crime Statistics, Temple Jewellery, Police Releases, and Infrastructure (1745/2026 - 1851/2026)

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The Minister provided a tabulated reply on the number of police ranks released to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption from 2015 to 2025, noting that 246 officers were released in 2025. He stated that, as of January 2026, CIABOC had requested five officers in one instance and three officers in another, including a Police Inspector and a Woman Sub-Inspector, and that the numbers released to date had been provided. Other sub-questions were deemed not applicable or not arising.

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¶ 01 (a) Year-wise numbers of ranks released to CIABOC from 2015 to 2025 have been provided to the House in tabular form; the total released in 2025 was 246. (b) (i) As at 30.01.2026, five officers requested; as at 14.01.2026, three officers requested (by rank: one Police Inspector; one Woman Sub-Inspector; and others as specified). (ii) Numbers released to date have been provided accordingly. (iii) Not applicable. (iv) Not applicable. (c) Does not arise.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 18 February 2026 ·No. 23308 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2026. No. 23308. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20425