Sri Lanka to save over Rs 1,000 million annually by slashing security of former presidents

COLOMBO: The annual saving by slashing the excessive personal security provided to former presidents would be Rs 1200 million, parliament was told on Tuesday.

The personnel security provided to former presidents would be slashed from January 1, the government has already announced.

The Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala on Tuesday said the government’s aim was to ensure the security of the entire country and the decision to cut excessive security (for former presidents) was in line with the government policy.