Gathering funds by selling ‘war hero’ name prohibited
December 7, 2010 10:04 am
Certain groups are pretending to represent the welfare of armed forces and the police in order to gather funds by selling the name of soldiers, the Media Center for National Security notified.
It is illegal for any individual or voluntary organization to collect money saying ‘for the benefit of soldiers’ without the consent of the Defense Ministry, Director General of the MCNS Lakshman Hulugalle stated.
If any party is involved in such an activity they have to notify the Media Center for National Security regarding that and through that gain the prior approval of the Defense Ministry, Mr. Hulugalle emphasized.
The Media Center also pointed out that if anyone is intentionally acting against this rule, legal action will be taken against them regarding the matter.
It is illegal for any individual or voluntary organization to collect money saying ‘for the benefit of soldiers’ without the consent of the Defense Ministry, Director General of the MCNS Lakshman Hulugalle stated.
If any party is involved in such an activity they have to notify the Media Center for National Security regarding that and through that gain the prior approval of the Defense Ministry, Mr. Hulugalle emphasized.
The Media Center also pointed out that if anyone is intentionally acting against this rule, legal action will be taken against them regarding the matter.
