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Sri Lanka's Armed Forces to assist police in search and arrest crackdown in Jaffna says Inspector General of Police
31 Jul 2017
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundare, who visited
Jaffna in response to an attack on two police constables in Kokuvil on
Sunday, said Sri Lanka's Army will help patrols and searches in the
North-East.
The IGP who was in Jaffna on Monday to brief the police forces on a new
strategy, involving search and arrest on suspicion, to deal with recent
attacks against police constables, said,
“We are going to have the assistance of the STF and Armed Forces. We are
going to start combined patrols and searches to find those responsible
for the attack. Until we arrest all perpetrators of the attacks on
policemen this special patrol system will be implemented….The people
must understand we are doing everything for the people here. It is all
Sri Lankan people. There is no difference between the political
alliances, races or religions or whatever. We all belong to the same
country. Everybody has a right to live in peace. We have to ensure that
with the assistance of the STF and Armed forces. There’s a limit to the
amount of patience we can have.”
Mr Jayasundara added that the new strategy had the support of the President and Prime Minsiter.
Stating that recent attacks on police constables in the North-East were a
threat to the security of civilians, Mr Jayasundare said,
“We are in the process of patrolling, checking and arresting on
suspicion, with the assistance of the Special Task Force STF. We have
given a lot of opportunities for the people without strict security on
the people because we wanted them to have free opportunities to move.
Therefore this attack has happened. We have to take some action. We
can’t allow these incidents to happen; we need a proper control over the
situation and area. The idea is to ensure the security so that people
can live in peace and harmony.”
Mr Jayasundare expressed concern at a recent alleged rise in gang operations,
“We need to improve the security in the Northern Province, especially in
Jaffna. We will also confidentially identify all those that are
involved in illicit things and gangs. We can’t allow for bad characters
to have control of the area, and create a separate law and order.”
The IGP said the main suspect for the most recent attack on the police
had been identified as a member of the Ava gang and an ex Cadre.
A situation brief produced by Jaffna Based think-tank Adayaalam Cenre
for Policy Research (ACPR) last year, expressed concern over
alleged links between the Aava gang and military intelligence. A rise in
activity of the Aava gang was noticed at the end of 2016, despite most
of the individuals linked to the gang having been arrested beforehand.
"ACPR believes that the manner in which the Aava gang issue is being
handled by the Government seeks to further strengthen the national
security apparatus in the Tamil majority areas of Sri Lanka. Either the
Government is actively allowing the security apparatus to further this
agenda of securitisation or lacks the political will to contain the
security apparatus," said the think tank in November last year.
31 Jul 2017
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundare, who visited
Jaffna in response to an attack on two police constables in Kokuvil on
Sunday, said Sri Lanka's Army will help patrols and searches in the
North-East.
The IGP who was in Jaffna on Monday to brief the police forces on a new
strategy, involving search and arrest on suspicion, to deal with recent
attacks against police constables, said,
“We are going to have the assistance of the STF and Armed Forces. We are
going to start combined patrols and searches to find those responsible
for the attack. Until we arrest all perpetrators of the attacks on
policemen this special patrol system will be implemented….The people
must understand we are doing everything for the people here. It is all
Sri Lankan people. There is no difference between the political
alliances, races or religions or whatever. We all belong to the same
country. Everybody has a right to live in peace. We have to ensure that
with the assistance of the STF and Armed forces. There’s a limit to the
amount of patience we can have.”
Mr Jayasundara added that the new strategy had the support of the President and Prime Minsiter.
Stating that recent attacks on police constables in the North-East were a
threat to the security of civilians, Mr Jayasundare said,
“We are in the process of patrolling, checking and arresting on
suspicion, with the assistance of the Special Task Force STF. We have
given a lot of opportunities for the people without strict security on
the people because we wanted them to have free opportunities to move.
Therefore this attack has happened. We have to take some action. We
can’t allow these incidents to happen; we need a proper control over the
situation and area. The idea is to ensure the security so that people
can live in peace and harmony.”
Mr Jayasundare expressed concern at a recent alleged rise in gang operations,
“We need to improve the security in the Northern Province, especially in
Jaffna. We will also confidentially identify all those that are
involved in illicit things and gangs. We can’t allow for bad characters
to have control of the area, and create a separate law and order.”
The IGP said the main suspect for the most recent attack on the police
had been identified as a member of the Ava gang and an ex Cadre.
A situation brief produced by Jaffna Based think-tank Adayaalam Cenre
for Policy Research (ACPR) last year, expressed concern over
alleged links between the Aava gang and military intelligence. A rise in
activity of the Aava gang was noticed at the end of 2016, despite most
of the individuals linked to the gang having been arrested beforehand.
"ACPR believes that the manner in which the Aava gang issue is being
handled by the Government seeks to further strengthen the national
security apparatus in the Tamil majority areas of Sri Lanka. Either the
Government is actively allowing the security apparatus to further this
agenda of securitisation or lacks the political will to contain the
security apparatus," said the think tank in November last year.