A large number of police officers will retire this year creating about 16,000 vacancies, Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickremaratne said.
The IGP has revealed this at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Security held in Parliament recently.
He has also said that 4000 police officers are not at a standard level of health for a long period of time.
Chairman of the Committee Minister Tiran Alles has advised the police department to prepare necessary proposals to terminate the service of police officers who have not fulfilled required medical standards.
The Committee has also discussed incidents of police officers using narcotics.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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