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Operation Yukthiya: MPs complain some OICs abuse powers
Several MPs told Parliament yesterday (10) that some officers in charge of police stations were detaining a large number of youth and charging them with drug related offences.
SLPP MP Samanpriya Herath said “This is happening in some areas of Kurunegala. Those charged and detained will be branded as drug addicts. I personally support Operation Yukthiya. But some OICs have made this an opportunity to suppress people and destroy their future. I urge the IGP and the Minister of Public Security to look into this,” he said.
Meanwhile SLPP MP, Premanath C. Dolawatte said it was a problem not only in Kurunegala but also in other parts of the country.
“This is one of the reasons why the Bar Association of Sri Lanka criticizes some aspects of Operation Yukthiya,” he said.
The Vatican has announced the Pope’s funeral will take place on Saturday, 26 April at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST).
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation to appoint Kamal Amarasinghe, a Special Grade Officer in Sri Lanka Administrative Service currently serving as the Secretary to the Ministry of Highways, Transport, Housing and Construction of the North Western Provincial Council to the post of the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic
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Orders under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruptions Act No. 9 of 2023 for concurrence of parliament
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