Museum security staff temporarily suspended
National Heritages Minister Dr. Jagath Balasuriya, yesterday said
that the services of officers and security guards who had been on duty
at the hall where the theft had taken place in the Colombo National
Museum, had been temporarily suspended until the completion of
investigations presently being carried out.
The Minister said that this decision had been taken when the
committee headed by the Ministry Secretary appointed to conduct an
internal inquiry on the incident met yesterday.
The minister said so making a statement to journalists in Parliament.
The minister stated that the ground floor of the Museum would be
opened for the public from today and the rest would be opened after the
completion of ongoing investigations.
The minister also observed that the security given to the Museum had
not been sufficient.
He also said that the support of the Civil Security Department would
be taken to strengthen the security of the Museum.
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