Is NPC Secy. Ariyadasa Cooray Removed on Political Influence?

The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) and Centre for Human Rights and Research (CHR) alleged that the National Police Commission (NPC) Secretary Ariyadasa Cooray was removed due to the influence of some political leaders, who intended to prevent a comprehensive report from being compiled on the recent unrests in Theldeniya and Digana.

CaFFE and CHR Executive Director Keerthi Tennakoon said Ariyadasa 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 Theldeniya and Digana.

It is relevant to mention here that some prominent ministers like Lakshman Kiriella, Rauff Hakeem and Dilum Amunugama said  that these incidents could have been mitigated, if the Police personnel were deployed in a proper manner,” Keerthi said.

It is a public secret that the recent violent activities were aggravated due to the inefficiency of the Police.