The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Sajith Premadasa referred to a Threat Assessment Report by the State Intelligence Service, Police Special Branch, and North Central Province Senior DIG concerning alleged threats to MP Rohana Bandara Wijesundara, stating that it recommended deploying security officers for him. He laid the relevant letter before the House and questioned why Cabinet approval was required to implement the recommendation, citing the provision of security to MP Jagath Withana following a similar assessment as precedent for equal action.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, regarding this letter: according to it, in relation to the life threats against MP Rohana Bandara Wijesundara, a Threat Assessment Report has been prepared by the State Intelligence Service, the Police Special Branch, and the Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Central Province. It clearly states: “...the Threat Assessment Report has recorded that it is appropriate to deploy officers for your security.” Therefore, it recommends providing him security. I lay this letter before the House.
¶ 02 Placed in the Library.
¶ 03 I wish to ask: when the Threat Assessment Report recommends deploying officers for his security, the same letter says Cabinet approval is required to implement it. I also remind you that in the case of MP Jagath Withana of Matugama and Agalawatte areas, security was provided pursuant to a threat assessment. While that is appreciated, similar action should be taken here as well.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 8 January 2026 ·No. 23118 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2026. No. 23118. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4818