Duty of Police Dept to protect junior officers -IGP
Sarath MALALASEKERA
THE junior officers are the wealth of the Police Force. When any
incident occurs the junior officers visit the scene first. The Police
Department’s prime duty is to protect them, said Inspector General of
Police Victor Perera at a ceremony to mark his first year in office at
the Junior Officers’ Mess at Chaitya Road, Colombo recently.
To mark the event, the Junior Officers distributed scholarship
packages to 20 children who had lost their fathers in the war.
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Picture by Sunil Samarasinghe
IGP Victor Perera blessing a child after handing over his
scholarship package in the presence of Senior DIG Jayantha
Wickremaratne. |
“We have made arrangements to develop the welfare of the junior
police officers, specially about their health conditions. Some officers
are suffering from serious illnesses. Policemen who have medical
problems will be treated by special personnel,” the IGP added.
The Police Department is run by the taxes paid by the public.
Therefore, every policeman is duty bound to assist the public to
maintain law and order, the IGP said.
The Police Department had also set up a programme to send junior
officers abroad for further training.
They should learn all three languages - Sinhala, Tamil and English to
meet the public demand. Law abiding people should be produced to build a
peaceful nation, the IGP added.
Senior DIG Bodhi Liyanage addressing the 20 children, who received
scholarships, said it was a historic event to distribute scholarship
packages to children who were affected due to war, to mark the IGP’s
first year in office.
The Government has allocated a large amount of funds for the up keep
of the Department. We have built several holiday rest rooms in
Kataragama, Kandy and Hantane for the benefit of the Junior Officers.
The one in Nuwara Eliya is nearing completion, the Senior DIG added.
The scholarships were distributed by the IGP, Senior DIGs Bodhi
Liyanage, Jayantha Wickremaratne, Sirisena Herath, Mahinda Balasuriya
and N. K. Ilangakoon.
Constable A. M. N. B. Abeysinghe and Sergeant Thusithas Kumara
conducted the proceedings.
Junior Officers’ Union President Sarath Deniyage and its Treasurer
Nissanka Bandara also spoke.
Secretary Sarath Dehiwatta delivered the vote of thanks.
At the end of the programme all the children on a tour of the
Dehiwela Zoo with Junior Police officers. |
