The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy
Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy raised concerns about rising financial cybercrimes in the Northern Province, including bank and WhatsApp hacks and overseas money-transfer scams. He argued that low official figures for 2020-2024 reflect the previous absence of a functioning cybercrime unit in Jaffna and noted difficulties victims face in obtaining information from banks and police while cases remain delayed. He asked the Minister what future measures would be taken and called for stronger laws to prevent such crimes.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary:
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, in Sri Lanka, particularly the Northern Province, we receive continuous complaints regarding financial cybercrimes—bank account hacks, WhatsApp hacks, and scams claiming to send money abroad. Only recently has a cybercrime unit been established at the Jaffna main police station. The low figures from 2020-2024 are due to the absence of a functioning unit. Even when banks know issues, proper information is hard to obtain; and at police stations, people are told matters are before court, with cases dragging on, causing distress; some have even committed suicide. Laws should be strengthened to prevent such crimes. What future measures will you take?
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Cite as: The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 November 2025. No. 22934. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4301