By Methmalie Dissanayake in Ceylon Today, Nov 24, 2023Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, claimed in Parliament yesterday (23) that, in his view, deploying the Police and Military exclusively to address the Aragalaya and its associated incidents for about a year, resulted in diverting the attention of the law enforcement agencies away from underworld activities and drug-related issues in the country. Speaking during the Committee Stage debate on Expenditure Heads on Defence and Public Security,…
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By Hemantha RandunuDubai-based underworld figures are reportedly issuing threats to law enforcement officers, particularly those engaged in combating organised crime, according to police sources.These criminals aim to disrupt operations against the underworld, with former IP Balendrasingha, recently assassinated, being among the officers consistently targeted with death threats. Sources said Balendrasingha’s assassination was intended to serve as a warning to other members of the police force.The police estimate around 50 underworld leaders are currently based in…
By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Aug 26, 2023Three hundred and eighty three Lankans had been killed up to 18 August this year in 373 violent attacks, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said yesterday.The comparative figures for 2021 and 2022 were 525 to 550 brutal killings, he said. “People often focus on incidents related to the underworld, but incidents that occurred as a result of family disputes, land disputes, sudden bouts of anger and other…