SSP Roshan Fernando awarded

Senior Supdt. of Police Chillaw Division, Roshan Fernando is one of the recipients, of the 'Excellency Awards 2007' bestowed by the Singapore Government.

The other recipients of the Awards were nine Sri Lankans for their contribution to the society.

Ten recipients from Singapore, China, India, and Malaysia will receive their awards in Singapore on October 27.

The Society of Sri Lanka Justices of the Peace and Human Rights Organisation in collaboration with the Sindha Organisation in Singapore have organised the event at the Santek City Hall in Singapore.

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Al Haj M. H. Mohammed, the Minister of Justice Dilan Perera, and the Skills Development Minister Dayashritha Tissera will represent Sri Lanka.

The President of Singapore will preside at the ceremony.

As the Senior Supdt.of Police of the Chillaw Division, Roshan Fernando has rendered a yeoman service to the community by curtailing The illicit liquor menace in keeping with President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Mathata Tita concept.

He was also responsible for curtailing illicit human trafficking to Western countries.

SSP Roshan Fernando was bestowed with the national awards Deshabandu and Deshamanya in 2004 and 2002. Having joined the Police Department as a Sub-Inspector of Police in 1982 he was promoted as a Senior Supdt. of Police in 2005.

He had served in various divisions of the police including the Special Task Force (STF) and followed advance training in Japan, Israel, and Singapore.