Probes against politicos slow
Investigations being carried out by the police against Minister Mahinda Wijesekara and MP Justin Galappatti for their alleged misconduct in public are moving at a very slow pace as reports regarding the investigations are yet to be received.

Southern Range DIG D.W. Prathapasinghe to whom the reports on investigations have to be forwarded has confirmed that he has not so far received any reports on the investigations and therefore he is yet to be informed of its progress.

he investigations include incidents where Minister Wijesekara had allegedly ordered his security guards to fire in the air at a funeral of one of his supporters and allegedly led a mob to assault unemployed graduates and an incident where MP Justin Galappatti allegedly stormed into a post office in Matara and terrified a postal officer.MSD Director J. Jayasinghe who is also conducting an investigation over Minister Wijesekara's alleged order to his security guards to fire in the air said he was awaiting a report from the police.

Gamini Paranavithana, the postal officer who was allegedly intimidated by MP Galappatti three weeks ago said so far no progress has been made regarding his complaint, only statements have been recorded.

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