President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has pledged to take necessary steps to eliminate organized crime and drug abuse while introducing new legislation to strengthen law enforcement.
The President made these remarks during a discussion held yesterday (18) at the Presidential Secretariat with police chiefs of the Western Province.
He emphasized that maintaining the rule of law is a primary responsibility of the Police Department and stated that a just society cannot be established in Sri Lanka without ensuring the supremacy of the rule of law.
Among those present at the discussion were Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala, Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala, Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security Ravi Seneviratne, Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya, and several Western Province police chiefs.
