25 December 2023 12:41 pm Views - 3097
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said even some religious leaders who maintain links with organized criminal gangs act with hypocrisy making remarks critical of the police crackdown on criminals.
Addressing a function in Homagama, he said politicians also indulge in such acts to demoralize the police.
“This is to distract the police operations . These elements have undertaken a contract . We encounter various challenges in the process including threats on personal safety . I , as the subject minister , am determined to forge ahead with these operations against all odds . The President gives me necessary courage for it. I request all concerned to boost the morale of the Police ,” he said .
He said the former President assigned this responsibility to him though he was unwilling to assume it first.