Police state

We have the Police to uphold law and order, and to support democratic institutions. Unfortunately, there are dangerous signs that they, the Police, are a tool in the hands of the Government in power. It is as sad an indictment as it is ominous to our democracy. There is ample evidence that criminal activity by those […]

The state intelligence services has taken full control of the Covid 19 outbreak in Sri Lanka says Acting Assistant Director of State Intelligence Service Parakrama de Silva. He was participating in a live TV programme on the 2nd May. “It is the responsibility of the State Intelligence Service to investigate and contribute to all issues […]

Sri Lanka government is going to deploy a police officer for each school in the guise of a drug prevention program. This program will  be launched to eradicate the drug menace from school children, stated the Ministry of Education, Ada Derana reports. Under the program, interested parents or past pupils of each school will be […]

Sri Lanka government under president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has placed Over 700 officers of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) under a watch list at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), reports Colombo Gazette. Daily Lankadeepa reports that 704 CID officers have been barred from leaving the country. This order has been issued by the ministry of defence, which […]

Sri Lanka Police chief Pujitha Jayasundara is monitoring the mobile phones of senior police officers, according to the Sunday Times: “The head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne, dropped a bombshell at a meeting of senior Police officers with members of the Police Commission on Friday. He said that the Special […]