Teachers to file six FR cases against Police violence

On Jul 11, 2021

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union President Priyantha Fernando yesterday said that the union will file six Fundamental Rights applications in the Supreme Court today against the Sri Lanka Police for unleasing violence againt peaceful protestors. He said that his Union will also apprise the UN Human Rights Commission regarding the conduct of some police officers today.

Fernando said IGP C.D. Wickremaratne in a circular had apprised all police officers not to act in a manner that causes embarassment to the public when implementing quarantine rules and regulations and disciplinary action would be taken against officers involved in such activities “We thought action would have been taken against the Officers-in-Charge of Mirihana and Thalangama police stations,” he said.

The Union President said police have started arresting civil activists and students and those who were relased by courts were later abducted by the police citing quarantine rules,” he said.