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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AtulaSiriwardane" data-source="post: 5556489" data-attributes="member: 120286">An opositinon within the Government.<img src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w251/AtulaSiriwardane/Bonsai/nish1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Police powers of the Southern Province will be taken over by him, said Mr. Muthuhettigama while addressing the media this morning (Sept. 19). He added that this step had to be resorted to, to rid the police of the existing abuse, corruption and misdeeds. He added that that he respects only the President and not the Inspector General of Police.Police powers for Provincial Councils have been a perennial thorn in the flesh for most politicians. Recently, when the Eastern Province too had hinted that it was to seek police powers for the council, there was stiff opposition against such a move. If the same powers are granted to the Southern Provincial Council on the behest of Mr. Muthuhettigama, it would open the doors wide for other PCs too to demand the same, sources not in favour of the granting of police powers to the PCs told Adaderana.</blockquote>

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