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Thiniyawala Youth Claims Police Assault and Unlawful Arrest

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The youth, identified as Anushka Shehan, a resident of the Thiniyawala area, was reportedly confronted by four police officers on the night of April 6th. According to eyewitnesses and the victim’s family, the officers attempted to arrest Shehan, claiming he was riding a motorcycle under the influence of alcohol. However, Shehan denied being intoxicated and requested the officers to verify whether he had consumed alcohol. His mother alleged that despite this, the officers attempted to physically assault him. The situation escalated until local residents intervened, reportedly preventing further violence. During…

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Youth Dies in Custody at Welikada Police Station Amid Allegations of Torture

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The deceased has been identified as Muthuwadige Sathsara Nimesh, a resident of Meegahakivula, Badulla. According to reports, he was arrested by Welikada Police officers on April 1st. His death has sparked allegations of police brutality, as sources indicate that he succumbed to injuries sustained due to mistreatment while in custody. His mother, who visited the Welikada Police Station yesterday (April 2nd), discovered that her son’s clothing had been removed, and his trousers were found discarded in a nearby trash can. When she inquired about the incident, officers reportedly informed her…

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Prison officials think of inmates with contempt – Attorney-at-Law Senaka Perera

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Senaka Perera, Attorney-at-Law, Chairman of the Committee to Protect the Rights of Prisoners, says that despite the slogan ‘Prisoners are human beings’, law enforcement officials themselves have a low opinion of prisoners / suspects. He said that there are 28 prisons in Sri Lanka and there are about 25,000 suspects and prisoners in them at present and they are not treated as human beings in prisons in any way. He pointed out that although there have been a number of murders in prisons so far, there is still no culprit, citing…

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Two inmates assaulted at Angunakolapelessa Prison

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Angunakolapelessa Magistrate Darshima Premaratne yesterday (11) ordered the immediate release of two inmates who were assaulted by officers at the Angunakolapelessa Prison. She has also ordered a team of senior police officers to conduct an impartial investigation into the incident. Amila Kumarasinghe, a member of the Angunakolapelessa Pradeshiya Sabha and a member of the SLPP and his cousin Dulantha Rajapaksa were released on bail. Dulantha Rajapaksa is currently in the Intensive Care Unit of the Karapitiya Hospital due to internal bleeding due to the brutal assault at the prison. Two…

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Tamil prisoners have no security issues – Minister of Justice

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Ali Sabri, President’s Counsel and the Minister of Justice, has stated that the LTTE suspects have stated that they have no problem with the security or facilities provided to them in prisons and that they are requesting to go to the Jaffna Prison thinking of their families. He was speaking to the media after visiting the LTTE suspects and inspecting prison facilities and security. The Minister said that the LTTE suspects had requested for their transfer to prisons in the North not because of a security problem in the city…

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