The Hon. Ananda Wijepala
Ananda Wijepala tabled a written answer on staffing and transfers in the Criminal Investigation Department, stating that the CID had 222 and 328 officers in the relevant categories queried. He said that after the President elected on 16 November 2019 assumed office, 32 CID officers, including Director Senior DIG S. Abeysekara, were transferred while handling eight sensitive national investigations, and that the CID had reported to the IGP that the transfers were intended to hamper those investigations. He added that, except for retired officers or those unwilling to be seconded for personal reasons, other officers are being used for investigative work.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I table the answer.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department: 222. (ii) Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department: 328. (iii) After the President elected on 16 November 2019 assumed office, 32 officers including the Director, CID, Senior DIG S. Abeysekara, were transferred while handling eight sensitive national investigations including this one. The CID reported to the IGP that these transfers were done with the intention of hampering those investigations. (iv) Except for officers who have retired or who are unwilling to be seconded to the CID due to personal reasons, other officers are being engaged for the investigative activities.
¶ 03 (b) Does not arise.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 7 May 2026 ·No. 23540 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ananda Wijepala. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 May 2026. No. 23540. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3426