A tense situation arose in Parliament today (08) over the issue of police transfers. Addressing the Parliament, Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Karunathilaka questioned the government about a process in which police transfers were reportedly being carried out by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), bypassing the Police Commission. Opposition MP Gayantha Karunathilaka urged that such practices be discontinued. Also speaking in Parliament, MP Dayasiri Jayasekara, stated that since 2017, police transfers have consistently been handled by the Police Commission, and that delegating this authority to the IGP at this stage would be inappropriate. He further pointed out that 32 Senior…
Tense exchange in Parliament over Police transfers
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