MR's security in jeopardy despite Govt. claims: MR’s office

25 March 2015 04:09 pm Views - 10224

While rejecting Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s claims that 21 vehicles had been assigned to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mr. Rajapaksa’s office said all the vehicles assigned to his security detail were withdrawn and that has jeopardized his security.

Mr. Rajapaksa’s office said only 6 vehicles had been provided to the former president.

It said all the vehicles assigned to former president’s security detail were withdrawn on 03 March 2015
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Issuing a statement Mr. Rajapaksa’s office said even though 108 soldiers and 105 policemen had been assigned to the former president’s security detail, there were no vehicles to transport them.

The statement added that the lack of vehicles to transport Mr. Rajapaksa’s security personnel had jeopardized the former president’s security.

Cabinet spokesman minister Rajitha Senaratne said at a press conference yesterday that the former president had been provided with two high security vehicles, one ‘dummy’ vehicle, one Defender jeep, one Toyota Land Cruiser and one double cab.

He further said that 108 soldiers and 105 policemen have been assigned for the protection of the former president and that these security personnel have been provided with three double cabs, one Land Cruiser, two vans, one bus and eight motorcycles for their use.

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