Govt to appoint members to National Police Commission
Posted by Editor on February 16, 2012 - 12:33 pm
The government has decided to constitute the National Police commission under the 18th amendment to the constitution. The Parliamentary council has given it recommendations to the names proposed by President Mahinda Rajapaksha.
An official of the Parliament said that the Parliamentary council which met yesterday gave its recommendation for the following to be appointed Former Ambassador and the President’s Council Mr. Senaka Walgampaya is to be appointed as the Chairman of the Commission The other members are Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thera, Mr.D.Dissanayake, Mrs. Charmaine Madurasinghe, Mr.R. Sivaraman, Mr.M.M.M Mowjood and the former chairman ITN Mr.Newton Goonaratna.
Source: Government News Portal
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This is a good move. It being performed under duress (under pressure from Senior washington Bureaucrat, M/s Otero) takes some gloss off it. Can the coomission disregard a direct day-to -day operational instruction (say for example, open fire on a group of demonstrating workers) from the Defence Secretary?
Arap,
Good question. Even when the Commission is working the direct orders given by the Defence Secretary to field officers must be followed. The Defence Secretary gave direct orders to ground commanders in the genocidal army to eradicate all alleged LTT people at the end of the “war”.If the direct instructions are not followed, Walgampaya will enjoy his last journey on earth in a white van.