Underworld activities have infiltrated public security institutions - President

Vows to completely eradicate the underworld in the future Investigations have revealed that elements of the underworld have infiltrated official institutions tasked with maintaining public security, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday.  

The President made these remarks during the first meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence of the 10th Parliament, held in Parliament under his Chairmanship, the parliament media division said.  

He further stated that all necessary measures will be taken to completely eradicate the underworld in the future, while also acknowledging that this process will take some time.  

During the discussions held regarding the security of court complexes in the country, Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, stated that a proposal has been prepared regarding the security of the court complexes and future measures will be taken to increase the security of the court complexes by using modern technology to examine all parties including lawyers.