Nine cops interdicted for assaulting journalist
The Officer-in-Charge of the Mulleriyawa police and eight other policemen have been interdicted following Saturday’s alleged brutal assault on Neth FM journalist Nilupa Sanjaya.
The interdiction letters were served on the nine policemen following a report submitted by the Special Investigations Unit, of the Police Headquarters, following an inquiry into the incident.
Some of the interdicted officers had allegedly chased the victim, to his house, on their motorcycles and brutally assaulted him for riding a motorcycle without wearing a helmet. Sanjaya, who was severely injured, was admitted to the National Hospital and later transferred to a private hospital.
Among the interdicted are an Inspector and a Sub Inspector.
Just last month, journalist Niroshan Premaratne, of the Independent Television Network (ITN), was illegally arrested and severely assaulted by police officers attached to the Panadura Police Station. The incident happened on 8 May 2011. According to the Asian Human Rights Commission statement, Niroshan was driving with his wife and brother-in-law when they were stopped by police officers and taken to the Pandura Police Station. When Niroshan had attempted to inform his senior management regarding the illegal arrest, two police officers began to assault him. Shortly afterwards, he was released and admitted to the Panadura Base Hospital from where he was transferred to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital. He suffered several contusions to his face and one tooth was broken as a result of the assault. The AHRC statement further said: “This case is yet another illustration of the exceptional collapse of the rule of law in the country where persons are tortured and extrajudicially killed in police stations and journalists have become fair game.”
Courtesy: The Island
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I think Police force need a training similar to a training given to university students.
These victims faced above situations with there own faults. Police also likely surpass the law. both have gone wrong.!
Despite the law, just one thing is very clear that’s,
the “wild asses” called “journalists” are abusing all they can in medias.!
The day is very near when these “Jack Asses” rape women by these fucking FM channels….!
90% of so called journalists are leading people to “Wild Animal” instincts….!
This wild media freedom leads innocent people to the HELL…! Media freedom is a great fault of the law.!
How can let mislead people by this fucking wild laws…?
Media freedom should have very strict TERMS to avoid people be misled…!
Ohoma yan., ohoma yan, okkoma yan APAAYATA…!
There’re plenty of space received in the HELL for all of you abusers…! You’re heading to the outcomes of what you’re doing, that will be a very dangerous destination for you…!
You’re CASTING another life with your acts of now..!
So, “how do you act” is the fact which decides “whether you’ll be Regret or happy” in the next life..!
What’d you like to be…?
beat it….!
Who the hell is this Asian Human Rights Council? THis is another INGO/NGO with imperial West money to subvert the country with disinformation. The so-called torture by police and extra-juducial killings are totally untrue. That is committed daily by CIA and MI6 of USA and Britain in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. CIA has tortured and killed thousands around the world in the last 60 years.
The evil LTTE committed such gross acts of terrorism, torture and killings which AHRC, AI, HRW and other imperial West organisations failed to condemn.
One should not tar the whole police force or the security services with the same tar brush just because of a few thugs in the police force. Get rid of these psychopaths who are a disgrace to the police force and the country.