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'''Prime Minister's Security Division''' (PMSD) is a unit of the [[Sri Lanka Police]] charged with the close protection of the [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]]. It is headed by a gazetted officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). The unit consists of both uniformed and non-uniformed officers who provide close protection and guard Prime Ministerial residences.<br />
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==History==<br />
With the formation of the office of the [[Prime Minister of Ceylon]], an [[Assistant_superintendent#Sri_Lanka|ASP]] or an [[Inspector#Sri_Lanka|IP]] was assigned for the personal protection of prime minister with a small detachment of police constables, who were usually armed with [[Lee–Enfield]] rifles to guard [[Prime Minister's House (Colombo)|Temple Trees]]. These policemen lacked special training in close protection. This was highlighted when Prime Minister [[Solomon Bandaranaike|S W R D Bandaranaike]] was assassinated at his private residence by [[Talduwe Somarama]]. Following the assassination, security was enhanced with a detachment of the [[Ceylon Army]] including [[Ferret armoured car|Ferret armoured cars]] of the [[Sri Lanka Armoured Corps|Ceylon Armoured Corps]]. The need for specialized independent unit was once again highlighted when personal from the internal security detail of the [[Royal Ceylon Navy]], the ''Provost Branch'' were brought to guard Temple Trees on the night of 27 January 1962 when the [[Attempted military coup in Ceylon, 1962|attempted military coup]] by senior police and military officers was due to be launched. In 1970, the security of the prime minister was assigned to the [[Anuruddha_Ratwatte#Field_Security_Detachment|Field Security Detachment]] of the Ceylon Army. <br />
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With the creation of the Executive Presidency in 1978 the Prime Minister ceased to be the [[head of government]]. This reduced the power of the post, however with the escalation of political associations as a result of the [[Sri Lankan civil war]] and the [[1987-89 JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka)|JVP Uprising (1988-1989)]] the security of the Prime Minister increased. For this purpose the ''Prime Minister's Security Division'' was officially created in the 1990s with specially trained police officers and [[Special Task Force (Sri Lanka)|Special Task Force]] personnel attached to it. <br />
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On January 5, 2000, personal of the PMSD prevented an assassination attempt by a [[female suicide bomber]] of the [[LTTE]], the bomber detonated the bomb outside the Prime Minister's Office killing 13 civilians and three police officers attached to the PMSD.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[President's Guard]]<br />
* [[Sri Lanka Police]]<br />
* [[President's Security Division]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081106105522/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20081101_04 President's Security now Comes Under New Army Unit]<br />
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