Custodial deaths

Image: SSP Shani Abeysekara. Former Director of the CID, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shani Abeysekara has lodged a complaint today (28) claiming that he had received death threats from someone over the phone. SSP Shani Abeysekara was suspended a few weeks ago for allegedly having a conversation with MP Ranjan Ramanayake over a court […]

Image: Police brutality is widespread and uncontrollable in Sri Lanka ( Image shows how policemen assaulted a  Tamil youth killing him in sea some years back) Can a nation that calls its island territory a ‘Dhamma Dveepa’ dare tolerate indiscipline and cruelty by the guardians of society? In recent decades such indiscipline and cruelty was rampant, […]

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) proposes to establish an independent body to investigate cases of deaths in custody including killings, immediately following such incidents before the cases reach the HRCSL. The proposal comes in the wake of the death of a teenage suspect in Police custody, which reportedly took place on Thursday, […]

Karu Jayasuriya says he received death threats last night over his refusal to recognise the joint opposition as a separate group in Parliament. The Speaker told Parliament today that he was not shaken by the threats and maintains his position on the issue. Jayasuriya had yesterday refused to recognise the joint opposition as a separate […]

At least three policemen including two sergeants have been interdicted in connection with two separate cell deaths that took place at the start of this month, pending further investigations but a rights group while condemning the incidents has called for tougher action and transparency in the probe. During the initial investigations the police claimed that […]