The JVP has said that the increase in the country’s crime rate is a consequence of the government's failure to take action against law-breaking senior government members.
Central JVP member K D Lalkantha said that this failure has led junior government members to adopt the attitude that they are also above the law, citing the recent cases of sexual abuse by ruling party members.
Speaking at a gathering in Kegalle, Lalkantha said:
"When government ministers act against the law there's no action taken against them. It creates an impression among junior members that they too would have the same immunity from the law.”
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