Rajapaksa to set up new Intelligence Service
[TamilNet, Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 04:29 GMT]
Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse has submitted a Cabinet paper
recommending the establishment of a new National Intelligence Service
(NIS) under the Defense Ministry to safeguard peace and stability
in the country. The NIS would be set up through a new Act of
Parliament replacing the current institution, government sources said.
Mahinda Rajapaksa is also the Minister of Defense and the Commander in Chief
of the armed forces and his brother Gothabaya Rajapaksa is the
Secretary to the Defence Ministry. The government expects to submit the draft bill soon in the parliament
with the approval of the cabinet. The new intelligence service would comprise internal and external sections under the direct administration and supervision of the Defense Ministry.
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