The Police Department is the only institution that is in constant contact with the public. The wise man goes directly to the police when an injustice is done to man or the environment as well as to any animal. That is to maintain law and order and enforce the law.
But a very limited number of senior and lower ranks in the police department are involved in bribery, fraud and corruption and they are rapidly socializing because the police are in constant conflict with society. Looking at other government institutions, there is a huge amount of bribery and corruption from teachers, principals and Grama Niladharis. But they are socialized to only one section, but because the police are the law and order institution in 15 of the 20 Grama Niladhari Divisions, one of their offenses is immediately socialized.
The criminal investigation units of the police, the traffic as well as the judicial officers are more likely to commit offenses and the officers involved in the court proceedings even take bribes together with the lawyers and the lawyers also give some money to the officers by filing a case.
We have all the evidence to say that these are true. But our report was based on the growing tendency of police officers to take bribes.
It was reported a long time ago that public sector fuel allowances, including those of police officers, have been slashed. That is because of the fuel shortage. But it seems that government vehicles are still being used for the children of security forces as well as some senior police officers. However, the official government vehicle has been provided only for their official duties. But there is no problem in giving such concessions to the highest ranking officers of the security forces who have done a great deal of service during the war (to other officers of the same rank and rank as Brigadier in the Army).
However, it has been revealed that the police officers pay for the raids, activate 119 calls, carry out traffic duties etc. from their salaries. When they go to spend money from their salaries, their economy gets weaker and a situation has arisen where they take money from the suspects who are arrested by the officers who participate in those duties. “Give me this amount, I know less of the charges.” “There is no way to come, give / give the cost of oil” was already happening a little. This thing has happened before, but it happened very sparingly and cautiously. At present it is being done in public and the police officers have to do so due to the fuel cuts in the government and even the senior police officers have to remain unaware of it. There is nothing to do but stay that way. They all have children. The destruction of the Police Department due to these factors is rapidly taking place. The belief that when the social and economic problems of the people are over, all police officers will have to be rehabilitated on allegations of bribery and corruption.
Mr. Governor of the Central Bank. IGP, Corruption and fraud in banks as well as other state institutions have not stopped. We have a great deal of evidence of that as well. Your attention should be drawn to further cutting the fuel expenditure of public officers or to refunding the fuel expenditure of police officers as before. Otherwise, the economic crisis will create thousands of social problems that will not be solved for decades to come.