IGP, Wagista clash at Security Council!

 Friday, 27 June 2014 

The Security Council meeting heated up intensely when an infuriated IGP countered an allegation by State Intelligence Service chief DIG Nimal Chandra Wagista that inefficiency of the police caused the clashes at Aluthgama and Beruwela, by blaming it all on the failure of the intelligence to provide reports properly.

After this incident, the IGP has instructed police not to accept any report being sent by the SIS chief after midnight. It is customary for Wagista to go after extremist Buddhist monks from the morning until early afternoon, and then to go to his office around 2.00pm, do his duties and send the intelligence reports to the relevant agencies around 2.00am the next day.

Officials of the Police Department wonder about the SIS headquarters being frequented by Buddhist monks more than the Buddhist Affairs Department these days. A majority of these visitors belong to Bodu Bala Sena, Ravana Balaya, Sinhala Ravaya and other extremist Buddhist group, and are not the type of virtuous monks.

SIS chief Wagista marked his 59th birthday last month at the Gangarama Temple in Colombo, and is due to retire upon completing 60 years of age. But, he is maintaining close links with the likes of chief incumbent of Gangarama Galaboda Gnanissara and Bodu Bala Sena general secretary Galagodaatte Gnanasara in order to secure a service extension, say Police Department sources.