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A new
police
investigation
unit
will be
set up
to
inquire
into
complaints
of
alleged
misconduct
of
organized
groups
and
individuals
who
engage
in
deceiving
people
by using
the
names of
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa,
Defence
Secretary
Gotabaya
Rajapaksa
and
their
family
members.
Police
Spokesman
Prishantha
Jayakody
said
that
these
organized
groups
and
individuals
constantly
use the
names of
the
President
and
Defence
Secretary
as their
relatives
or close
friends.
They
easily
deceive
the
public
and try
to
fulfill
their
fraudulent
purposes
by
damaging
the
reputation
of the
President
and
Defence
Secretary.
The
new unit
will be
set up
to work
with the
Colombo
Crime
Division
and SP
Anura
Ekanayake
will be
the
chief of
the Unit
under
the
direct
supervision
of SSP
N.K.
Illangakoon.
"This
move was
taken
after a
lengthy
observation
on how
to nab
these
criminals
who
defame
the
reputation
of the
VIPs,"
said
Jayakody.
The
public
can give
information
regarding
such
organized
groups
or
individuals
to
Deputy
Inspector
General
(crime)
- 011
2441197,
Special
Investigative
Unit -
011
2333496,
Fax 011
2333496.
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