Complaints against police now at Provincial Directors’ Offices
Shirley Wijesinghe
COLOMBO: The public can lodge complaints against any police
officer or the police service in general at the Provincial Directors’
offices affiliated to the National Police Commission (NPC) spread
throughout 17 districts in the country, NPC Chairman Neville Piyadigama
said.
The NPC has established these provincial offices in terms of the
powers vested by in it under Article 115G (2) of the Constitution to
ensure efficient and effective recording and investigations into public
complaints, Piyadigama told a press briefing.
Any aggrieved party could make his/her complaint in writing, in
person, or by mail to these offices for redress, the Chairman said.
“An aggrieved person, a social organisation, public organisation or
non- governmental organisation or any Attorney-at Law can lodge
complaints to the Director, Deputy Director or a Provincial Director of
the Public Complaints Investigation Division (PCID) of the NPC,
Piyadigama said.
The Chairman said in terms of the gazette extraordinaire, the
complaints will be categorised according to three segments in schedule
1.
Piyadigama said the NPC has called for applications for the posts of
Assistant Superintendents of Police from graduates to fill vacancies
after seven years.
NPC Appeals Panel Board Chairman T.P.G.N. Leelaratne said police
officers whose services had been terminated over various issues should
submit their appeals before the lapse of six months since such
terminations.
“No appeals will be accepted after six months of their service
termination,” he said.
NPC Secretary P. Logeshwaran and PCID Director J.A. Paranamanna also
spoke. |