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Concerns intensify over govt. move to politicise Public Safety Committees
Sunday Island
|June 01, 2025
Mid-level police officers have expressed concern over alleged attempts by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) to politicise the network of Public Safety Committees (PSCs) being established in every Grama Niladhari (GN) division across the country.
According to police headquarters sources, concerns have intensified following reports that individuals affiliated to the JVP-distinct even from the broader National People's Power (NPP) alliance-are being positioned on these grassroots committees under political pressure, in certain districts.
This story is from the June 01, 2025 edition of Sunday Island.
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