අපරාධ පාලනයට මීට වඩා වැඩි අවධානයක් යොමුවිය යුතු යි
Murders and robberies are now daily events, and attacks on officials who enforce the law are rising, from the killing of customs officer Sujith Prasanna Perera to the acid attack on audit superintendent Ambanwala, for which no one has been arrested. The editorial blames protection given to criminals by police and politicians, calls for corrupt officers to be purged, and urges that the still-unestablished independent Police Commission make this and freedom from political interference its first goals.
විගණන අධිකාරීවරයාට ඇසිඩ් ගැසීම හා ඉන් කෙරෙන ඇගවීම
Lalith Ambanwala, superintendent of audit in Kandy, was attacked with acid on the very day four senior provincial education officials he had exposed over a fraud of tens of millions were reinstated without proper inquiry. The editorial compares the case to the murder of customs officer Sujith Prasanna Perera, notes that the officials had funded UNP candidates, and warns that unless the government acts firmly against those responsible, rogues will rule the country.