The IGP has decided to provided security to former MPs who are either Party Leaders or General Secretaries. Accordingly SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem’s security will be restored. This assurance was made today before the Supreme Court when the Fundamental Rights petition filed by Hakeem was taken up.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court in another application yesterday informed the Attorney General to consider providing security to UNP parliamentarians whose securities were withdrawn following the dissolution of parliament.

They had cited Police Chief Mahinda Balasuiriya, Ministerial Security Division DIG P.A. Sarath Perera, MSD director Upali Kumarasiri, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Elections Chief Dayananda Dissanayake and the Attorney General as respondents.The petitioners said parliament was dissolved on February 9 and the Ministerial Security Division (MSD) was asked to withdraw the police personnel engaged providing them security.