President tells Police to maintain law and order

18 Mar, 2025

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake urged the Police to maintain law and order in the country.

The President said that a just society cannot be established in Sri Lanka without ensuring the supremacy of the rule of law.

He said that steps will be taken to provide the necessary facilities to eliminate organized crime and drug abuse in the country.

The President made these remarks during a discussion held on Tuesday at the Presidential Secretariat with the police chiefs of the Western Province.

Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala, Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, Ravi Seneviratne, Acting Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya and several Western Province police chiefs were also present at the meeting. (Colombo Gazette)

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