Rights Group Demands That Sl Police Stop ‘human Rights Violations’

Rights group demands that SL police stop ‘human rights violations’

Colombo, Nov 30, : In the wake of Police Scotland’s decision not to train Sri Lankan Police officers, lawyers and civil society groups in the country have asked the police chief to stop alleged human rights violations and “convert his institution into one that respects human rights”.
Nearly 60 civil society activists and organizations have written to Chandana Wickramaratne, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), insistence on investigating the killings of suspects in police custody.

 Rights Group Demands That Sl Police Stop ‘human Rights Violations’-TeluguStop.com

This demand was made following the November 25th killing of a suspect under police custody.Despite his lawyer complaining to the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, the professional body representing nearly all lawyers and judges in Sri Lanka, the suspect was killed in custody.

The President of BASL had immediately notified the IGP, Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and other rights organisations, but despite all this, the police announced that the suspect was shot to death during a shootout the next morning.

The BASL has asked the IGP to explain why he failed to protect the suspect in police custody.

Two days after Police Scotland announced it would cease training Sri Lankan police officers due to human rights abuses, the case of the alleged murder in police custody occurred.

Chief Constable of Police Scotland, Iain Livingstone, had stated that it would not seek to renew its contract with Sri Lankan police.

The contract was in place since 2010, and is due to expire in March 2022.

When IANS reached out to SSP Nihal Thalduwa, a Police Media Spokesman, he denied that any training agreement had been terminated with Police Scotland.

“We had to stop training because of travel restrictions with Covid-19.SSP Thalduwa: We have not been notified by the Police Scotland or British High Commission in Colombo regarding suspension of training.”

British politicians and human rights activists, including Amnesty International, had criticised Police Scotland for continuing to train Sri Lankan police despite its track record of torture, arbitrary arrests, and deaths in custody.

Members of the UK Parliament demanded an inquiry into the services of the national force and their international clients following the announcement by Police Scotland’s Chief Constable.

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