34,000 security forces personnel resign under two amnesties
by Saman Indrajith ✍️ More than 34,000 members of Sri Lanka’s Tri-Forces had resigned under two general amnesty programmes introduced over the past five years, Parliament was told on Wednesday. Chief Government Whip and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, responding on behalf of the Minister of Defence to questions raised by Badulla […]
Sri Lanka's government disclosed that more than 34,000 military personnel resigned through two amnesty programs over the past five years, according to a report by Saman Indrajith. The armed forces currently consist of 130,851 soldiers in the Army, 34,990 in the Navy, and 27,299 in the Air Force. Chief Government Whip and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa clarified that two amnesty programs, from November 5, 2022, to December 31, 2022, and April 20, 2024, to May 20, 2024, enabled legal resignations.
A total of 34,983 personnel availed themselves of these schemes, with 31,088 from the Army, 2,501 from the Navy, and 1,394 from the Air Force.
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