Sri Lanka, May 20 -- The Police in Sri Lanka are suffering at the hands of political interference. That's evident from the recent letter the IGP has sent to Secretary to the Minister of Defence. The worst, according to the letter penned by the Police Chief C.D. Wickramaratne, and published in newspapers, is that out of 184 OIC appointments only two were non political and done after taking into consideration proper qualifications. These appointments were done over a period of time between January 1 and November 3, 2021.

Officers of the Police Department should be loved by the citizens of a country. There is a saying that when in England never to ask for road directions from a policeman because he will come behind you and see whether you a...