Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has challenged Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala’s claim that a certificate from a Police Committee Chairman is not required to obtain a Police Clearance Certificate. Yesterday, the Minister dismissed a newspaper report that said a Police Committee Chairman’s certificate was needed alongside a Grama Niladhari certificate. He said that no such directive had been issued by the Ministry and called the report fake news. Media Minister Nalinda Jayatissa also condemned the newspaper report in Parliament today, questioning its credibility and noting the absence of a properly cited source. “The reporter could have verified the claim with…
Opposition Leader counters Minister on Police Clearance Report claim
Published in News
More from NewsMore posts in News »
- Restoration of Northern, Talaimannar railway lines begins
- Education reforms should suit the country, not the JVP: Namal
- Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at Pakistan wedding
- Four arrested over alleged Grand Pass shooting plot
- Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port eyes 2mn box capacity after 700-pct growth