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Police powers for Military?
Tuesday, 24 April 2007 - 4:24 AM SL Time
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The government is to vest Police powers with the security forces in view of what it sees as a growing terrorist threat, a top government official said yesterday.
`The decision has been taken as it is difficult to collaborate with the police at all times,` he said.
Though emergency regulations are in force, the security forces usually seek Police assistance, to enforce the law when dealing with civilians. If the new regulations are implemented security forces will not require police assistance when carrying out search operations.
`The new move requires the military to follow legal proceedings, which will not harm the public security,` he explained.
The official said the initiative was taken to streamline public security in the face of terrorism. `The police alone cannot protect peace and security, as such the government decided to vest police powers in the security forces,` he said.
`It was a revival of the process prevailing under the emergency,` he added. Since November 2003, emergency regulations were introduced by then President Chandrika Kumaratunga soon after the assassination of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, leading the military, assisted by the police to launch search and clear operation in anywhere in the country. Since then, the Parliament extended the regulations by holding a vote every month until now.
However, the UNP, has accused the government of using emergency regulations to suppress its political opponents and the media.
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vamp4
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24 Apr 2007 02:37:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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This is something I have been waiting for years.
First get rid of corrupted, higher rank, police officers.
Then under world and Tamil terrorists, nothing but kill. Show no mercy for damn Tamils. |
dancer
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24 Apr 2007 02:44:52 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Does this mean we are under Martial Law ? If so a military take over of the country is next ! What the hell are buggers like Ranil DOING ??? |
raigamakolla
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24 Apr 2007 08:05:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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With allegations that some top army officers are supplying banned items to LTTe and information and providing accomodation for money;
With allegations that some top army officers are behind kidnapings for ransom;
With an IGP who has gone on record that he cannot control the situation because top army officers are behind organised crime;
With a commissioner of prison who says that underworld gangs and inmates, who are in collusion with army officers, threaten his life;
With allegations that army officers are higly corrupt and incompetent;
With a defence secretary who is a law unto himself;
The move to give police powers to the military would drive the last nail on the coffin of the democracy and law and order not to mention the civil liberties.
Yet another step towards the estalishing of a military/police state for the benefit of an undemocratic leader who has come to power through the back door.
Though the above are my views with love for my fellow countrymen, some people would say that Slankans do not deserve democracy and civil liberties as they are a buch of monkeys who had jumped out of trees only yesterday. |
nirupam
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24 Apr 2007 09:58:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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Absolute impunity for army and police criminals.
'The new move requires the military to follow legal proceedings, which will not harm the public security,' he explained.
This govt and the president have been saying that there were investigations on killing, kidnapping and rapes but none happened so far.
Scotland yard, Australian Forensic Analysts, International Human rights Experts and so on are just for international consumption. They will go on, kidnapping, killing and torturing civilians and it will be too late for IC to find out the horrors as in Darfur, Sudan.
SL police and army enjoy full impunity for any criminal activity. Even SFLP senior stalwart Mangala Samaraweera - Former Foreign Minister -admitted the kidnapping and extra-judicial killing. He was sacked for telling the truth. |
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25 Apr 2007 04:04:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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Yes, now Sri Lanka Shows its other side of long awaited 'One Man Show' its going to be another Pakistan. and or any other military ruled country. The Justice to local civilians and minority would denied for ever.
Only God Help. SL. |
kiwikanga
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25 Apr 2007 11:01:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dads
God has given up on SL long time ago! |
raigamakolla
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25 Apr 2007 11:19:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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God has given up on SL long time ago
SL is god forsaken. It is a country which has been cursed by its politicians. We are proud, high caste, educated, respectable and beetle-eating beggers. |
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