Frank de Silva

Frank de Silva
24th Sri Lankan Inspector General of Police
In office
29 November 1993 – 31 July 1995
Preceded byErnest Perera
Succeeded byWickremasinghe Rajaguru
Personal details
Born
Trevor Percival Francis de Silva

(1935-07-31) 31 July 1935 (age 89)
Alma materUniversity of Ceylon
University of Colombo
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Police Staff College, Bramshill
ProfessionPolice officer, public servant

Trevor Percival Frank de Silva (born 31 July 1935) was the 24th Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police (IGP) (1993–1995).[1]

He obtained a BA (Hons) from the University of Ceylon, a LL.B from the University of Colombo and a PhD from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is also a graduate of the Police Staff College, Bramshill in the United Kingdom.[2]

He served as the Asian expert on the United Nations Committee on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice between 1986 and 1992.[3]

De Silva, was appointed IGP by President D. B. Wijetunga on 29 November 1993, succeeding Ernest Perera. De Silva was responsible for re-establishing the Special Branch in 1995,[4] after it had been disbanded in 1970. He retired at 60 on 31 July 1995 and was replaced by Wickremasinghe Rajaguru.

He authored a book, Police Decision in Action: A Profile in Legal Review, which was published in February 2009.[5][6]

In November 2003 he was appointed as a member of the Presidential Commission on Maintenance of Law and Order. The commission was appointed by President Chandrika Kumaratunga to investigate into whether there was a significant increase in crime in Sri Lanka, over the preceding twenty years, affecting the maintenance of law and order in the country.[7][8]

In May 2015 he was appointed as a member to the National Police Commission.[9][10]

Bibliography

  • De Silva, Frank (2009). Police Decision in Action: A Profile in Legal Review. Stamford Lake. ISBN 9789556581447.

References

  1. ^ "List of Inspector General of Police". Sri Lanka Police. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ Goonesekere, R. K. W. (14 February 2009). "Police Decision In Action: A profile in Legal Review - A book by Frank de Silva". The Island. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ United Nations (1988). Resolutions and Decisions of the Economic and Social Council. Westminster: Church House. p. 58.
  4. ^ Seneviratne, Tassie (7 April 2008). "Sri Lanka's Intelligence Services". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Former IGP launches book". The Daily News. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Book Launch with a difference". The Nation. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. ^ Weerarathne, Chitra (20 November 2003). "Law and Order Commission sittings starts today". The Island. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. ^ Sirisena, Priyalal (21 November 2003). "Media must be free from political pressure - Sir Arthur C. Clarke". The Island. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Members of Commissions". Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  10. ^ "First Report of the Constitutional Council from July 2015 to November 2015" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. September 2016. p. 10. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
Police appointments
Preceded by Inspector General of Police
1993–1995 		Succeeded by