How keep our Army clean..? No Politicize, Be Professionalize..!

(Lanka-e-News- 03.Feb.2015, 11.30PM) The present Sri Lanka Army is highly politicized and qualified, experienced, most suitable officers do not get their due places unless they have political influence. At the same time those who do not have any qualifications, any experience or other pre-requisites are given important appointments and other privileges with the blessings of politicians. Therefore many corrupt officers hold important appointments due to their political affiliations. As such following suggestions are made for consideration;

1.     Army officers should not be attached to any politicians/ministers whilst they are serving in the Army. (At present many ministers have serving Army officers as their Principal Staff Officers / ADCs / Security Officers)

2.    All those officers who served under various ministers during the last few years should be sent on compulsory retirement. There has to be a proper system to ascertain their wealth and those who can not provide reasonable explanation for their sources of income should be dealt as per the law of the land.

3.      All those officers who served under various ministers during the last few years should not be allowed to enter any Army camps/ installations in the future.

4.    All those officers who held various top level appointments in various government institutions with the blessings of politicians should be sent on compulsory retirement.  There has to be a proper system to ascertain their wealth and those who can not provide reasonable explanation for their sources of income should be dealt as per the law of the land.

5.    All government politicians should be educated to not to interfere into the appointments, promotions and other assignments of Army officers.

6.    The Commander of the Army should be given the opportunity, freedom and authority for the Command, control and all administrative matters in the Army. 

7.    All those serving Army officers who got involved in politics during the Presidential Elections in 2004, 2010 and 2015 should be sent on compulsory retirement. This is including the Army officers who appeared on TV programmes during the Presidential Election in 2010 in favour of then President of the country. These officers should not be allowed to visit any Army camps/installations in the future.
 
8.    All officers who got involved in politics in favour of present President and also opposition candidate during the recently concluded Presidential Election should be Court Martial and they should be jailed if found guilty.

9.    Escorts / Drivers / Buddys of all retired Major Generals / Lt Generals should be withdrawn if they have got involved in politics. Colonel Commandants of all Regiments should be held responsible to ensure that such officers do not keep any Army personnel. They should be prohibited to enter any military camps / establishments. 

10.    Present CDS who has played a key role in planning certain unacceptable / unethical / illegal acts on the day of Presidential Election should be sent on compulsory retirement after a Court Martial. He should not be allowed to keep any Drivers / Escorts after leaving the CDS appointment.  

Above mentioned suggestions are made with a view to change the existing unacceptable practices in the Sri Lanka Army and to make it a professional Army.

-Retaired Major Jeneral -

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