MR slams IGP, says he is disrespecting the police force

08 Jan, 2017

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today accused IGP Pujith Jayasundara of bringing disrepute to the police force.

Speaking to reporters in Kandy, Rajapaksa said that the IGP is doing what politicians want him.

“All he says is yes sir or no sir,” the former President said.

He also slammed the Government for cracking down on the protest staged in Hambantota yesterday.

The former President said that the Government had used thugs?to attack the peaceful protest. (Colombo Gazette)

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