120 Police Stations headless
"This is an absurd situation where 120 of the 448 police stations are headless, making one out of every four station headless," Colombo District UNP MP, Ravi Karunanayake, charged in an interview with Ceylon Today.
"This is one of the reasons why the crime rate is skyrocketing and it is moot that even key stations such as Mirihana, Avissawella and Dehiwela are without OICs," he said.
Karunanayake also pointed out that the malfunctioning of the National Police Commission (NPC) has exacerbated the current crime situation. Chairman of the NPC, Senaka Walgampaya when questioned about the shortfall of OICs and the role of the NPC said the appointments in the Police Department were beyond the mandate of the NPC, consequent to the 18th Amendment to the Constitution being introduced and it was the Public Services Commission and the Ministry of Law and Order which was mandated to effect such appointments.
Secretary to the Ministry of Law and Order, Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi, said he could not talk as he was on his way somewhere.
However, Police Spokesman, SSP Ajith Rohana, admitted that Mirihana, Avissawella and Dehiwela were still headless, but, he said only 12 of the 120 stations had to have new OICs, and the rest of them had their vacancies filled.
By Ravi Ladduwahetty- July 14, 2014
One in four police stations in the country function without an Officer In Charge (OIC) due to the delay in making new appointments, the UNP charged yesterday.
There are no OICs of 120 Police stations as of now, the Party alleged.
One in four police stations in the country function without an Officer In Charge (OIC) due to the delay in making new appointments, the UNP charged yesterday.
There are no OICs of 120 Police stations as of now, the Party alleged.
"This is an absurd situation where 120 of the 448 police stations are headless, making one out of every four station headless," Colombo District UNP MP, Ravi Karunanayake, charged in an interview with Ceylon Today.
"This is one of the reasons why the crime rate is skyrocketing and it is moot that even key stations such as Mirihana, Avissawella and Dehiwela are without OICs," he said.
Karunanayake also pointed out that the malfunctioning of the National Police Commission (NPC) has exacerbated the current crime situation. Chairman of the NPC, Senaka Walgampaya when questioned about the shortfall of OICs and the role of the NPC said the appointments in the Police Department were beyond the mandate of the NPC, consequent to the 18th Amendment to the Constitution being introduced and it was the Public Services Commission and the Ministry of Law and Order which was mandated to effect such appointments.
Secretary to the Ministry of Law and Order, Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi, said he could not talk as he was on his way somewhere.
However, Police Spokesman, SSP Ajith Rohana, admitted that Mirihana, Avissawella and Dehiwela were still headless, but, he said only 12 of the 120 stations had to have new OICs, and the rest of them had their vacancies filled.
