Several hundred policemen throughout Sri Lanka will soon benefit from new equipment and training offered by the United States under a programme aimed at improving the performance of local community policemen. U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey. J. Lunstead and Sri Lankan Inspector General of Police Indra De Silva signed a Memorandum of Agreement today at the U.S. Embassy outlining details of the programme.
Valued at US$ 250,000 it will run for two years and is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice under the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP).
"We’re proud to be able to offer this assistance to local Sri Lankan policemen as a tangible benefit of the peace process," said Ambassador Lunstead. "Hopefully this programme will lead to better public relations within the communities where they work," Lunstead added.
