Mahinda Rajapakse has created a new ministry to take charge of police operations, reports the Island.
The Internal Law and Order Ministry is set to take over supervision of police from the Defence Ministry.
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that the creation of the ministry was in line with LLRC recommendations.
Sri Lanka's former ambassador to Indonesia, Nanda Mallawaarachchi, who previously held the post of Army Chief of Staff in the early nineties, has been appointed as secretary to the ministry.
The Internal Law and Order Ministry is set to take over supervision of police from the Defence Ministry.
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that the creation of the ministry was in line with LLRC recommendations.
Sri Lanka's former ambassador to Indonesia, Nanda Mallawaarachchi, who previously held the post of Army Chief of Staff in the early nineties, has been appointed as secretary to the ministry.