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The Sri Lanka Police Academy is the central training institution for police recruits and police officers of the Sri Lanka Police. It is located in Dehiwala, approximately 11 km south of Colombo City. The academy was established in 2008, with the Police Higher Training Institute and the In-Service Training Division will be repealed and converted ...
Sri Lanka Police (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පොලීසිය, romanized: Śrī Laṁkā Polīsiya; Tamil: இலங்கை காவல், romanized: Ilaṅkai Kāval) is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The police force is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic ...
The Sri Lanka Customs and Department of Excise have certain police powers within ports, airports, and other customs and excise related matters. The Commission to Investigate Allegation of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), commonly referred to as the Bribery Commission, has powers to arrest persons suspected of bribery or corruption.
Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the Ministry of Defence. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry. [5] [6] The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country. [7] [8] [9]
Weerasooriya joined the police in 1988 as a constable, [1] serving in the police special task force and traffic and crime divisions between 1988 and 1992. [2] He was promoted to sub inspector in 1992, working in Maradana, Vavuniya and Kompanjaveediya police stations. [2]
The institutions under the Army Training Command that train officers and other ranks of the Sri Lanka Army are: . Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA)(Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා විද්යාපීඨය) [1] - The Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa provides initial training for all regular army officers.
Crimes against police officers in Sri Lanka (2 C, 5 P) P. Sri Lankan police officers (7 C, 19 P) R. Police ranks of Sri Lanka (1 C, 9 P) U. Sri Lanka Police units (9 P)
The Sri Lankan Government is the largest employer in the country and the public services are often criticized as overstaffed and inefficient. [ 1 ] Their members are selected by competitive examination and promotions are made by the Public Service Commission .