{"id":128315,"date":"2014-07-26T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T04:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=128315"},"modified":"2014-07-26T10:29:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T04:59:59","slug":"igp-makes-a-pathetic-display-of-incompetence-regarding-basl-presidents-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/igp-makes-a-pathetic-display-of-incompetence-regarding-basl-presidents-request\/","title":{"rendered":"IGP Makes A Pathetic Display Of Incompetence Regarding BASL President\u2019s Request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a public display of the pathetic plight that the Police Department has sunken to,\u00a0 the IGP, instead of executing his duties promptly, has informed the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) that his request for an independent investigation into the recent intimidation attempts he had to face, have been forwarded to the Secretary of the Ministry of Law and Order for approval.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_127855\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Upul-Jayasuriya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127855\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127855\" alt=\" Upul Jayasuriya \" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Upul-Jayasuriya.jpg\" width=\"415\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Upul-Jayasuriya.jpg 415w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Upul-Jayasuriya-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-127855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upul Jayasuriya<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SECURITY-THREAT-IMPOSED-ON-MY-LIFE-.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">response<\/span><\/a> to a letter by BASL President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Upul+Jayasuriya&amp;x=11&amp;y=2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Upul Jayasuriya<\/span><\/a> on July 23 titled \u2018Security threat imposed on my life\u2019 where he requested the Police Department to hold an independent investigation into the recent attempts by an unidentified gang to intimidate him, the IGP has informed Jayasuriya that approval has been sought from the Secretary to the Ministry of Law and Order to act upon the request.<\/p>\n<p>Jayasuriya expressing his disappointment over the state of affairs and the lack of action or concern over the threats on his life told Colombo Telegraph that the response was a clear reflection of the pathetic state of the IGP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has no shame to display in public, his inability to take a decision within his conscience and to discharge his duties under the Police Ordinance without being dictated by an administrative office who has no role to play under the Police ordinance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Just over a week ago, an unidentified group in a motor-cycle and a three-wheeler tailed Jayasuriya for hours in an attempt to intimidate him. Despite reporting the vehicle registration numbers of the motor-bike and the three-wheeler in question, the Police still have not been able to make a single arrest in relation to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>It is interesting to note that these intimidation attempts were made just two days after the BASL Executive Committee issued a statement condemning the circular issued by the National Secretariat for NGOs operating under the purview of the Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related posts;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Attempts To Intimidate BASL President \u2013 Indication Of Crises In Law And Order\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/attempts-to-intimidate-basl-president-indication-of-crises-in-law-and-order\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Attempts To Intimidate BASL President \u2013 Indication Of Crises In Law And Order<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Rajapaksa Military Behind Intimidation Attempts Of BASL President\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/rajapaksa-military-behind-intimidation-attempts-of-basl-president\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rajapaksa Military Behind Intimidation Attempts Of BASL President<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/our-president-is-intimidated-basl-needs-an-independent-investigation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Our President Is Intimidated; BASL Needs An Independent Investigation<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":127855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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