Sri Lanka Police, in a statement, have strongly denied the claims of discrimination against female officers in the organization. The statement stressed that following a decision taken by the government to reserve 15 percent of approved positions in public institutions for women, Sri Lanka Police has already taken necessary measures to reserve 15 percent of the organization’s posts for female officers. Sri Lanka Police refuted the allegations levelled in recent social media posts that female police officers have been subjected to acts of vengeance. In 2019, Sri Lanka Police had submitted a proposal to increase female representation in the organization by creating 01 Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) post, 04 DIG posts and 12 Superintendent of Police (SSP) posts, the statement went on to say. Petition sought annulment of the promotion of Bimshani Jasin Arachchi, Sri Lanka’s first female Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).

Source: The Nation February 20, 2021 13:18 UTC