United National Party Gampaha District Parliamentarian, Karu Jayasuriya says that he is compelled to voice his serious concern over the alarming deterioration of the law and order situation.
Issuing a communique, Jayasuriya said that remaining silent at this juncture, as an elected representative of the people, would tantamount to betraying the trust and confidence placed in him by his voters.
Karu Jayasuriya notes that just days ago, people took the law into their own hands and set fire to the house of a ruling party supporter in Kahawatte.
He noted that anger over inaction by the police is forcing the public to react with resort to violence to demand fairplay and justice.
Karu Jayasuriya cited the recent attempt to abduct the Chairman of the Kolonnawa Urban Council as an example.
Jayasuriya points out that only an impartial, transparent investigation can establish the truth.
He noted that in this instance too, it is the people who rounded up the alleged abductors and handed them over to the police.
The communique went on to say that instead of an investigation, overnight, the officer in charge of the Wellampitiya Police Station had been transferred out.
It also stated that the Police are unable to investigate properly or protect the government’s own supporters, leave alone others.
Jayasuriya pointed out that one shudders to think what it would be when it came to an opposition supporter.
UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya noted that these happenings come as Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe has claimed before the current sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva that human rights in Sri Lanka are being protected and more measures were being adopted by the government through an Action Plan.
UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya pointed out that it is time that every right thinking citizen of this country lawfully expressed their discontent before the little law and order prevailing in the country is lost.
Meanwhile Jayasuriya has also questioned the government’s stance on the LLRC report.
Jayasuriya noted that Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe had assured before the human rights council that the Government would implement the recommendations of the Lessons Leamt and Reconciliation Commission.
He added that Leader of the House Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva in an interview to a Sunday newspaper however had said that the Ggovernment never agreed to implement the recommendations of the LLRC and that they need to ascertain what recommendations come under the purview of the mandate given to the LLRC
Karu Jayasuriya notes that just days ago, people took the law into their own hands and set fire to the house of a ruling party supporter in Kahawatte.
He noted that anger over inaction by the police is forcing the public to react with resort to violence to demand fairplay and justice.
Karu Jayasuriya cited the recent attempt to abduct the Chairman of the Kolonnawa Urban Council as an example.
Jayasuriya points out that only an impartial, transparent investigation can establish the truth.
He noted that in this instance too, it is the people who rounded up the alleged abductors and handed them over to the police.
The communique went on to say that instead of an investigation, overnight, the officer in charge of the Wellampitiya Police Station had been transferred out.
It also stated that the Police are unable to investigate properly or protect the government’s own supporters, leave alone others.
Jayasuriya pointed out that one shudders to think what it would be when it came to an opposition supporter.
UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya noted that these happenings come as Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe has claimed before the current sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva that human rights in Sri Lanka are being protected and more measures were being adopted by the government through an Action Plan.
UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya pointed out that it is time that every right thinking citizen of this country lawfully expressed their discontent before the little law and order prevailing in the country is lost.
Meanwhile Jayasuriya has also questioned the government’s stance on the LLRC report.
Jayasuriya noted that Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe had assured before the human rights council that the Government would implement the recommendations of the Lessons Leamt and Reconciliation Commission.
He added that Leader of the House Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva in an interview to a Sunday newspaper however had said that the Ggovernment never agreed to implement the recommendations of the LLRC and that they need to ascertain what recommendations come under the purview of the mandate given to the LLRC
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