NPC: COORAY REMOVED ON POLITICAL INFLUENCE, SAYS CAFFE

CAFFE and CHR Executive Director Keerthi Tennakoon said Cooray was removed because he had asked Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara to submit a full report on the recent incidents occurred in Teldeniya and Digana

“It is an open secret that the recent violence was aggravated due to the inefficiency of the Police. It was publicly revealed by prominent Ministers like Lakshman Kiriella, Rauff Hakeem and Dilum Amunugama, that these incidents could have been mitigated if the Police had been deployed in a proper manner,” he said.

“When Ariyadasa Cooray had asked the IGP to compile a full report, some prominent politicians, who are reportedly involved in the recent unrests, had shown their dislike and ordered the authorities to remove Cooray with immediate effect,” Tennakoon said.

Meanwhile, he said the National Police Commission was under colossal pressure following the unnecessary political intervention.

“It should be allowed to carry out its functions independently,” he said.