Police Chief Launches Drive To Reduce Administrative Bureaucracy By Allowing Suspects To Flee

Sri Lankan police officers gather following a shootout on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. A police official said former lawmaker Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and two of his supporters were killed Saturday in an intraparty shootout during local council elections. (AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lankan police officers gather following a shootout on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. A police official said former lawmaker Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and two of his supporters were killed Saturday in an intraparty shootout during local council elections. (AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena)

The chief inspector launched a programme to reduce the amount of paperwork and accompanying bureaucracy within the police administrative structure over the weekend by allowing the first of many suspects to flee.

Attending the scene of the escape, the inspector said “For years, the public have been complaining that the police are mired in unnecessary paperwork that is holding up the progress of solving crime and carrying out real police work in the field. Having analysed the situation, we look at various solutions including moving to a digital system of administration and introducing lean processes. However, the most efficient solution that we came up with was to allow suspected criminals to flee from their crimes.”

“It was revealed that catching criminals increased paperwork and administration tasks by 50% as we have to process all suspects through the system. By not catching the criminals we save time, money and other resources and in the process also contribute towards employment by allowing criminals to stay carry out their chosen profession,” he added.

Meanwhile, criminals holding government office have been told that they don’t need to even flee to avoid being processed by the police and that they can continue carrying out dubious activities.

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