The Hon. D.V. Chanaka
Hon. D.V. Chanaka alleged that police had withdrawn two of three alcohol-related charges against an individual because he was the Secretary in charge of Police. He questioned whether officials found by a Presidential Commission to have shirked responsibility could properly investigate accused persons, suggesting such investigations would be used to secure acquittals. He stated that his side did not trust the proposed investigation concerning their national list candidate.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Under alcohol, he had three charges. But the police went to court and said to remove two charges—because he is the Secretary in charge of Police. Then will those who, according to the Presidential Commission, shirked responsibility, bring relief to these accused? Will these people conduct the investigations? They will conduct them to acquit and free those people. We do not expect your investigation against our national list candidate.
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Cite as: The Hon. D.V. Chanaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 July 2025. No. 1752660241032216. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9306