COMMANDING OFFICER
Major BGSM Bogahawela USP psc
The 5 SLCMP was established as a new unit on 10 April 2010 with 08 officers and 225 NCOs after receiving AHQ approval for establishing the 5 SLCMP as a new battalion.
The Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police unit which functioned as a regular unit of the Sri Lanka Army was set up as 05th Military Police regular unit functioning under the Regimental Centre with the expansion of the Sri Lanka Army. The 5th Sri Lanka Military Police was established under the command of the Provost Marshal of SL Army. The undermentioned offrs were the initial Commanding Officers of the unit who provided provost support to SFHQ (KLN),1 Corps, 57 Div and 66 Div in SFHQ (MLT) AOR under 6 Commanding Officers.
With the restructuring process of the entire Sri Lanka Army, the 5th Regiment, Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police was instructed to redeploy at Regimental Headquarters, Polhengoda on 30 November 2023 and placed under command to Dte of Pro in order to engage in ceremonial Military Police duties.
The inauguration ceremony of redeploy of the unit took place on 1st December under the guidance of the Provost Marshal of Sri Lanka Army and the Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police Maj Gen ACA De Zoysa USP Hdmc Lsc.
FORMER COMMANDING OFFICERS
Lt Col MKM Parackrama
(2009-12-28 TO 2011-03-26)
Lt Col JHJ Nishantha
(2011-03-26 TO 2014-01-08)
Lt Col AMR Abesinghe
(2014-01-18 TO 2017-07-04)
Lt Col HAHC Alwis
(2017-07-04 TO 2020-02-06)
Lt Col PDI Perera
(2020-04-20 TO 2022-05-05)
Maj IMK Suddagala
(2022.05.06 TO 2024.08.05)
