A discussion was held at the Ministry of Justice yesterday (23) on identifying the shortcomings of the existing Police Ordinance and amending it to suit the present.
It was headed by Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapaksa and Public Security Minister Tiran Alas.
Three committees headed by three senior DIGs have been appointed to identify the deficiencies in the Police Ordinance Act and it is said that the new bill is to be prepared taking into consideration the recommendations given by those committees and the draft prepared to amend the Police Ordinance Act in 2017.
