Top post for former policeman Asoka Wijetilleka

19 March 2022 12:58 am Views - 1461

Former Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police and one time Commission member of the Independent National Police Commission Asoka Wijetilleka was unanimously re-elected as the President of the Association of Chiefs of Police for the year 2022/2023, at its 10th Annual General Meeting held recently.Mr. Wijetilleka, a reputed professional in the Police Force in recent times, also holds the internationally recognised prestigious appointment as the Secretary General of the International Police Association (IPA) and continues to function as the Senior Advisor to the Asian Affairs Bureau (AAB), based in Macau.He was one time Head of Interpol Sri Lanka and Head of CID and the only Sri Lanka Police Officer in its 156 year-long history to chair an International Symposium of the Interpol, outside the soils of Sri Lanka. Association of Chief of Police is the prime body representing Sri Lankan Police Officers of and above the ranks of Deputy Inspector General of Police, which also comprises Senior Deputy Inspectors General Police and Inspectors General of Police (IGP).

 

Association of Chief of Police is the prime body representing Sri Lankan Police Officers of and above the ranks of Deputy Inspector General of Police, which also comprises Senior Deputy Inspectors General Police and Inspectors General of Police (IGP)

The objects of the Association of Chief of Police are to assist in developing the policing functions to best serve the people, to address issues on policing and direct determination of policy for the enhancement of Police service to the People, to enlist the professional expertise of former Chiefs of Police, to contribute collectively to the task of policing as an integral aspect of good governance and to liaise with the relevant authorities of the criminal justice system to support the task of security and law & order, maintenance and control of crime and other ancillary matters, including Law Enforcement. 

The Chiefs of Police Association is a member Association of the Organization of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka (OPA) since 2017.