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Law and order Ministry secretary bids farewell to election laws: summons Police higher ups to give illegal orders

(Lanka-e-News- 27.Nov.2014, 7.10PM) Mahinda Balasuriya , the secretary to the Ministry of law and order disdainfully ignored the IGP who is the highest in the hierarchy of the police force to summon all the police officers above the rank of ASPs to Colombo officially and give a tall list of unlawful orders to be followed by them. Even officers who are in the remotest corners were invited to this meeting which was held at the Ministry of law and order at about 2.00 p.m. yesterday.

These officers were informed to bring with them a map of the locations where the polling centers are in their administrative divisions ;and a report on what is the strength of police powers in those places, the manner in which the patrolling vehicles are used and the areas covered , and so forth.

Mind you all these orders were given by Balasuriya and not by the IGP , though it is the IGP who is legitimately empowered to perform these tasks.

The first unlawful instruction given by Balasuriya was :

For any reason , the cutouts of President which display him individually , or with others cannot be removed. In support of this instruction he referred to the circular No. 02/2014 sent by him as the secretary to ministry of law and order , according to which , the powers and tasks of the President as the commanding chief of the forces have not changed just because he is a Presidential candidate .

At this stage , the impotent effeminate IGP had two questions to ask : Won’t the circulars issued by the IGP to the police officers during the elections period and those now issued be contradictory ? Balasuriya ‘s high and mighty answer was ,the IGP need not carry out those actions, and those would be looked after by Balasuriya.

IGP’s second question was : if the cutouts of the President are to be protected , what action should be taken if other candidates too follow suit and commit the same offence ?

They cannot be permitted , was Balasuriya’s curt and short answer .

Balasuriya next addressing Highway authority Director SSP Mahen Gunasekera gave a most bizarre instruction: a massive cutout lit with illumination displaying Mahinda Rajapakse and the Chinese Prime minister will be erected near the southern expressway , and the police shall provide security to it day and night.

Sidelining the senior DIG in charge of the elections , Balasuriya issued instructions that all complaints received at the police stations shall be first referred to the ASPs of the relevant divisions and their permission obtained before they are recorded, and under no circumstance complaints should be recorded without such permission.

At the conclusion of the meeting , the secretary to the ministry of law and order after giving the police officers who participated a belly full of unlawful instructions did not allow them to leave with their pot bellies empty – they were treated to a most sumptuous meal received from the President’s palace , with Balasuriya making an earnest request to the officers to enjoy a most luxurious meal thoroughly before leaving.

 

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