Sri Lanka, May 27 -- Requests by Members of Parliament to increase their respective security detail will be forwarded to the National Security Council for consideration, Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasuriya has said.

According to a release issued by the Communications Department of Parliament, the Acting IGP has stated that steps have been taken to provide necessary security to Members of Parliament who have received the final assessment reports regarding their security.

The Acting IGP expressed these views during a discussion held at the Parliament premises on Friday (May 23) under the patronage of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne with the participation of the Acting IGP and the Director of the Ministerial Security ...