Six police stations in Mullaitivu soon

Sandasen MARASINGHE

Six Police Stations will be set up in the Mullaitivu District soon. Mullaitivu Special Forces Commander Major General Prasanna Silva told the media at the Mullaitivu Security Force Headquarters Monday that the six Police stations will be established within a fortnight. He said a decision was reached at a special discussion Tri Forces’ Commanders, Inspector General of Police and senior Military Officials had with Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at the Mullaitivu Security Forces Headquarters Monday. Major General Silva said the Mullaitivu District has only one Police Station with a single Superintendent of Police.

As the IDPs were resettled in the district, a single Police Station cannot maintain the law and order, he said.

The Major Gene. said although Mullaitivu was the last district liberated from the LTTE, the Government was able to resettle 22,000 IDPs. Only another 30,000 IDPs are to be resettled, he said.

A decision was reached that, with the resettlement of the IDPs, at least there should be another six police stations in the district to maintain law and order. With reference to the others who were to be resettled, Major General Prasanna Silva said they will be resettled as soon as possible.

The major issue is the mines laid by the LTTE.

The demining process is time consuming and the civilians could not be resettled without guaranteeing their safety.

Groups of security forces and many NGOs are engaged in the demining.