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| Anura clarifies I made a speech very recently that the Police Commission should be scrapped. Needless to say the pro-UNP press has distorted this statement, to suit their own purposes. Minister G. L. Peiris, who is known to be agitated at the drop of a hat has accused me in the newspapers of trying to set up a dictatorship!! The Police Commission was established with the noble idea of having a independent non-political police service, misused by all politicians. The good side of the idea is that politicians cannot randomly interfere with the police, an art mastered by J. R. Jayewardene. The ugly side is that corrupt, political cops are freely doing their political work, causing havoc, tearing our posters, cut-outs, whilst the UNP candidates keep grinning from trees and half broken walls. For example the SSP in Gampaha, from where I am contesting, Lucky Peiris, openly and brazenly indulges in politics of the UNP and there is nothing one can do about it because of this Police Commission. There are many cops of the like of Peiris. Whilst the Police Commission was set up with noble ideals, corrupt cops, under the influence of corrupt politicians, carry on regardless! It is in this context that I referred to the Police Commission, twisted by the Prime Minister's media mafia, still in action though their wings have been clipped. Minister Peiris to make a song and dance clearly demonstrates his political bankruptcy, with defeat staring in his face. In fact the Police Commission has given more freedom for political cops than before. My observations are no reflection on its Chairman Ranjith Abeysuriya, PC. |
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