Govt to probe ties between security forces and criminal underworld

An intelligence report is currently being compiled regarding all defense personnel with close ties to underworld organizations.

According to a senior security official, information about various transactions certain members of the police and tri forces have had with underworld organizations are being collected.

The official mentioned that there are ongoing investigations into the families of some recently recruited security personnel, with information suggesting that certain family members may have links to underworld groups.

The official further noted that if it is confirmed that any security personnel are found to have engaged in dealings with underworld figures, action will be taken under both institutional and criminal law.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently admitted that underworld gangs have infiltrated state security institutions, claiming that these elements had previously received “political protection”.

President AKD’s remarks, made during the first Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence of the 10th Parliament, underscored the deep-rooted criminal influence that has penetrated Sri Lanka’s security apparatus.