Colombo (News1st) – The security detail of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been reduced to 10 personnel.

IGP Pujith Jayasundara had ordered DIG in charge of Prime Ministerial security Jayantha Wickramaratne to remove the Prime Ministers security division officers and STF officers from the security detail and allocate 10 officers for Wickremesinghe’s security.

DIG Jayantha Wickramaratne noted that the order was implemented last night. Earlier the security detail of Wickremesinghe had over 1000 officers.

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