The Ministry of Public Security ( si, මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a

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of the

Government of Sri Lanka The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the is ...

responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview. The ministry manages the country's

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. The current Minister of Public Security is

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. The ministry's

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is Jagath Wijeweera.

History

Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the

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. The

Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC, si, උගත් පාඩම් හා ප්‍රතිසන්ධාන කොමිෂන් සභාව ''Ugath Padam Ha Prathisandhana Komishan Sabhava'', ta, கற்றுக்� ...

had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry. The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country.

Ministers

The Minister of Public Security is a member of the

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Secretaries

References

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* {{authority control 2013 establishments in Sri Lanka

Public Security Public security or public safety is the prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from significant danger, injury, or property damage. It is often conducted by a state government to ensure ...

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Ministries established in 2013