-Are the spineless officials encouraging the public to take the law into their hands?
(Lanka-e-News -13.Sep.2016, 11.30PM) Stories are doing the rounds about a most infamous scoundrel of a State officer and a State Institution that are not adhering to the directives of the Public Service Commission and Public administration ministry.
The Institution is the Railways department , and the crooked corrupt officer is its Additional General Manager , Hemantha Gamage who is already facing charges of robbery of State property.
When this rascal was the Charity Commissioner in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) , this schemer did a most ‘charitable’ act on 2005-12-11 . That is , this despicable scoundrel had robbed the110 sewing machines meant for distribution among the public under the charitable scheme. Blessed is the giver is the common adage , but here is an instance of a ‘giver’ who is most cursed. These unique examples can only be witnessed in Sri Lanka ! In a way Sri Lankans are lucky because in any other country the citizens have to travel many thousands of miles to witness wonders , but as regards Sri Lankans the worst and most cursed wonders are right in their midst .
Following the discovery of the robbery ,Kiribathgoda police filed a case No. S 8654/5 in court 5 , Hultsdorf based on charges of robbery , for possessing robbed goods etc.
This case was later taken up by the Supreme Court under case No. SG/ 4687/ 9 , and is still being heard.
It is a glaring fact that when a government servant has committed robbery while in service , he cannot continue in service , yet this rascal and rogue is still continuing saddled comfortably in various high posts in the state service with the patronage and protection of a higher official Dadalage whose close crony and lackey is culprit Gamage. Mind you he had even secured promotions ! His last post is additional General Manager , Railways department .
After the advent of the good governance government these rackets came to light , and a complaint was lodged with the Public Service Commission (PSC) . Thereafter the PSC on 25 th August under a directive No. PSC/BP/6/2006/SLAS/1-1 ordered the Public administration ministry to serve interdiction order on Gamage with immediate effect. The Public service ministry’s reference No. of Gamage is DP/01/596/2005/01 .
It is anyway a wonder of wonders how this culprit is still in service even today (13) despite express and explicit orders to interdict him! It is therefore a crucial question, if the order of the PSC is not being implemented by the Public administration ministry; and if the additional General Manager is also not abiding by it , are these an index and encouragement to the people that they should take the law into their hands ?
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