The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera
Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera denied allegations by Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam that the Tri-forces were involved in criminal activities in the North and East, asking for specific incidents and individuals so action could be taken, while stating that identified cases had already been addressed. He said the Tri-forces remain disciplined and committed to national security, including in those regions. He also acknowledged that some lands remain under military use for strategic and security reasons, but noted that figures on released lands had been tabled and that further releasable lands had been identified for release in coming months and by the following year.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Presiding Member.
¶ 02 Sir, the allegation made by the Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam with regard to the Tri-forces’ involvement in criminal activities in the North and the East, I, again, categorically deny and reject. I kindly request you, Hon. Member, to be specific about those incidents and those involved so that we could take action against them. And, those who had been involved, we have identified and have taken action against them. I am very confident that the Tri-forces work responsibly towards the national security perspectives and objectives and they are very disciplined, dedicated and committed to national security including the North and the East.
¶ 03 And, yes, there are certain lands that are still being used by the military. This morning, I tabled the number of acres of land that had been used by the military and have now been released. The lands that are being used now are very important to us strategically and security-wise. We have listed out the lands that we would be able to release in the months to come and by next year.
¶ 04 Thank you, Sir.
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