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The
Ministry of Public Security
[2]
(
Sinhala
:
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Mahajana Arakshaka Amathyanshaya
;
Tamil
:
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) is a
cabinet
ministry
of the
Government of Sri Lanka
responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview.
[3]
The ministry manages the country's
police
. The current Minister of Public Security is
Tiran Alles
.
[1]
The ministry's
secretary
is Jagath Wijeweera.
[4]
History
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Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the
Ministry of Defence
. The
Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry.
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[6]
The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country.
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[8]
[9]
Ministers
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The Minister of Public Security is a member of the
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
.
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