INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security has drawn attention to the fact that some people were getting the services of private
security guards for their own protection, the Parliamentary Communications Department said.In a statement, it mentioned that the matter was
committee pointed out that the public is facing some oppressive situations due to some people who are escorted by private security guards
pointed out that since the personnel of those private security services use weapons, certain regulation is necessary
The Committee decided to inform the Ministry of Defense to prepare criteria for regulating private security services, it said.There was also
a lengthy discussion in the committee about the growth of underworld activities
It was also revealed in the committee that certain persons in the service of the armed forces show an increase in resorting to committing
if there are competent OICs to identify criminals in their areas, crimes can be prevented before it happens and therefore attention has been
paid to identify competent police OICs and send them to the respective areas for service, the statement mentioned.Drug control was also
discussed at length in the committee
The police officials pointed out that the drug traffickers are working to make the school children addicted to drugs by giving them the
The committee also discussed the need for strict enforcement of laws such as confiscation of property of drug traffickers.The chairman
pointed out that the country loses a large number of lives due to road accidents
The chairman recalled that 29,000 war heroes died in the 30-year war in Sri Lanka, and 27,000 people died in road accidents in the last 10
Accordingly, the Chairman instructed to purchase the necessary equipment as soon as possible to identify the drivers, who drives under the
influence of drugs and provide them to the police stations all over the island.It was pointed out that there has been an increase in
robberies and most of them are due to the carelessness of people
The police pointed out that it is very important for people to pay more attention to their houses, buildings and other properties, it
added.Members of Parliament Rauf Hakeem, Chandima Weerakkodi, Prof
Channa Jayasumana, Charles Nirmalanathan, Dr
Major Pradeep Undugoda, Major Sudarshan Denipitiya as well as the officials including the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security and
