MS meddled with Independent Police Commission: Pujith

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Although an independent Police Commission appointed through the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, former President Maithripala Sirisena had politically interfered with the matters related to transferring of senior Police officers, former IGP Pujith Jayasundara yesterday informed the PCoI probing Easter Sunday attacks.

Testifying before the Commission Mr. Jayasundara said that there were serious matters at National Security Council (NSC) meetings pertaining to the arrest of then Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Ravindra Wijegunawaradena and certain inquiries conducted by the Police against some Army personnel.

"During an NSC meeting, then CDS lodged a complaint against former CID officer IP Nishantha Silva alleging that the latter was attempting to arrest him arbitrarily. Then former President Sirisena informed me to remove IP Nishantha Silva from conducting investigations," he said.

Mr. Jayasundara said that he had also informed the former President that there were no disciplinary action taken against IP Silva.

"However, after a few days later, former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando informed me that President Sirisena wanted to remove IP Nishantha Silva immediately. Accordingly, I transferred him to Negombo Police station and I even submitted a report to the Police Commission along with the NSC meeting reference," he said.

Former IGP said that later former President called and asked me from whom I had got the instruction to transfer IP Silva to Negombo.

"I responded saying that it was he (Maithripala Sirisena) who instructed and the message was delivered by Hemasiri Fernando to me to do so. He became furious and said he never gave such instructions and abruptly ended the conversation," he said.

When the Commissioners questioned as to why he was not attending to the NSC meetings, former IGP said that in November, 2018 when he contacted former Defence Secretary Kapila Waidyaratne, and he said that President Sirisena had asked not to invite him for future NSC meetings.

"It was a very emotional situation. I couldn't attend to any NSC meeting and I was not aware what they had discussed at these meetings. Then I asked Kapila Waidyaratne, whether I could send a representative from the Police to the NSC meeting, there was no response from him," he said. (Yoshitha Perera)

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ANTON Thursday, 24 September 2020 08:42 AM

ALL ROBERS PASSING BUCK......PASSING BUCK......PASSING BUCK.....

MirakrajBanda Thursday, 24 September 2020 09:24 AM

Here in sri Lanka, ''Ali Baba and 400 thieves.......''

S.J. Samaranayake - Retired ASP Thursday, 24 September 2020 09:57 AM

Putha revealed the truth, yes I knew pretty well Sirisena took personnel revenge on several Snr. Police Officers interfering the Police Commission.

Rocky Dias Bandara Thursday, 24 September 2020 10:00 AM

Though Mythiripala was like a innocent pet, he had created lot of crimes behind the screen.

German Jacob Thursday, 24 September 2020 10:05 AM

Now no point of talking about Frm. Puppet President. He is a dead animal now. Now he is treated as a stray dog. Leave him alone.

Lian Ferdinands Thursday, 24 September 2020 10:32 AM

True, Sirisena is not a easy counted man, he is a dangerous destroyer.

BE FAIR Thursday, 24 September 2020 10:12 AM

MS: Good time to look at eating Hoppers again, this time for a very long time

Grudge Appuhamy (farmer from Polanaruwa) Thursday, 24 September 2020 10:13 AM

Another fact to reveal - This time he gained votes from his District offering Cash rewards gift parcels to the people, I hear that he had spent 8.7 million for this purpose.

Toxton Andrew Samuel Thursday, 24 September 2020 10:36 AM

Sir, Mythiripala had a secret army with civil to trap and destroy his opponents at Polanaruwa is it true?

Doc Friday, 25 September 2020 08:06 AM

I can bet my bottom dollar that all the commentators here voted for MODI dresslike MS and Yahapalanaya in 2015, like naive madmen with only the tunnel vision of sending MR home without seeing the consequences of a extremist minority party run Tail wagging the dog type hopeless regime coming on to power..now they have the odacity to bash MS as if they dont have blood on their hands...You get what you deserve..all Yahapalana voters never forget that!!!

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