DIG Lewke’s transfer cancelled by Elections Commissioner

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Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka has ordered the cancellation of the transfer of Northern Province senior DIG Nimal Lewke. The polls chief has informed the IGP in this regard, the election monitoring body PAFFREL said.

Lewke, who is in charge of operations in the North, had been recalled to the police headquarters in Colombo.

Police transfers ahead of a Presidential election is a violation of election laws. However when contacted a senior police source insisted the DIG was not being transferred and will continue to hold on to his previous post but will operate from Colombo and be given additional duties.

The Election Commissioner on 7th December ordered all government departments, institutions, corporations and other entities not to hire, promote or transfer any employee until the presidential election results are released.

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An order for the northern DIG Nimal Lewke to report back to the Police headquarters by the Inspector General of Police has been cancelled by the Commissioner of Elections Dayananda Dissanayaka, a senior police officer said.

Contrary to orders given by the Elections Chief earlier DIG Lewke was ordered to report to the headquarters, but a series of complaints from the election monitors had followed prompting Mr. Dissanayaka to cancel the order.

Police spokesman in Colombo SSP I.M.Karunaratna claimed that the DIG had not been transferred, but only ordered to operate from the Police Headquarters as he had been entrusted with additional responsibilities.

But, other sources said that they wanted to keep DIG Lewke off election duties. He is the DIG for the northern range which includes the Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, and Kilinochchi districts.


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