President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that steps will probably be taken to offer a threat allowance to all law enforcement officials, in addition to to develop the required infrastructure and recruit human sources.
The President acknowledged this whereas attending the one hundred and sixtieth Police Day commemoration ceremony held on the Subject Pressure Headquarters in Thimbirigasyaya this afternoon (03).
On this event, the President praised the arduous function performed by the Sri Lanka Police on behalf of most people, and for public order and safety, each time the general public confronted crises resembling varied conflicts and pandemics over the previous 160 years.
The President additionally recommended the execution of the nation’s highest variety of drug raids and arrests over the previous two years, in addition to the return of 74 armed criminals who have been hiding overseas, introduced again with the help of worldwide nations.
He additionally stated that work can be executed to draft the required laws and supply most infrastructure amenities to remodel this nation from a crime-ridden state right into a peaceable state.
The President, who attended the one hundred and sixtieth Police Day commemoration ceremony, was obtained in a dignified method with a police guard of honour.
The launch of the Sri Lanka Police Cellular App and the opening of the modernised www.police.lk web site additionally occurred on this event, aiming to streamline info sharing between the police and the general public to make public companies environment friendly and immediate.
The commemorative stamp and first-day cowl issued for the one hundred and sixtieth anniversary of the Sri Lanka Police have been additionally offered to the President.
The President additionally handed over promotion letters symbolising the award of promotions beneath the long-service foundation to 1,489 law enforcement officials under the rank of Chief Inspector of Police and 153 Particular Activity Pressure officers, efficient from 1 January 2026.
Presenting the compliments of the Sri Lanka Police to the President for his participation within the one hundred and sixtieth Police Day commemoration, Inspector Basic of Police, Legal professional-at-Regulation Priyantha Weerasuriya, additionally offered a commemorative memento.
Talking additional on this event, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake acknowledged:
“No matter criticisms or accusations the general public might have, even at this time, folks ask to offer a police station for his or her space.
This reveals that the general public’s peace and safety relaxation with you. I do know there are senior officers who introduced honour and belief to the Sri Lanka Police over the previous 160 years. There are officers who offered management for that.
Nevertheless, it’s also no secret that former officers who held workplace have been the rationale for coming beneath criticism.
The components that led to the build-up of public distrust relating to the Sri Lanka Police are unfolding earlier than us at this time.
Subsequently, the duty of all officers representing the present Sri Lanka Police is to strongly shield and carry ahead the honour and belief of your career.
You carry out these investigative duties on the threat of your lives. By the point these investigations are accomplished, investigation reviews are forwarded to the Legal professional Basic’s Division, and the related judicial course of is concluded, the investigating officers have typically retired. Subsequently, the legislation should be enforced and punishments delivered as swiftly as arrests are made. Equally, doubts come up among the many public as to what occurs to the seized drug shares and the people arrested.
They wait hoping that correct punishment will probably be delivered by the courts after correct submitting of circumstances. Nevertheless, there’s a huge delay in that course of.”
