Police commission to probe assault on protester

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The National Police Commission (NPC) has launched an investigation into an alleged assault on a protester by an Assistant Superintendent of Police during the Joint Opposition’s protest march in Hambantota on Friday.

A spokesman for the NPC said that it has instructed the Police Chief to submit a report on the incident and also a special meeting will be held on October 11 to discuss the matter.

A video footage captured following the joint opposition-led protest held at Hambantota, showed a senior police officer assaulting an arrested protester.

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Cooray Saturday, 07 October 2017 11:37 PM

what is there to probe. Just interdict the cop or ask the victim to return him a slap in public.

Thilak Saturday, 07 October 2017 11:40 PM

This handover of our airport to foreigners will begin the end of the govt.

King Kekille Saturday, 07 October 2017 11:42 PM

Suspend the policeman and ask him to collect his salary from the Indian deputy high commission in H'thota.

Hari Mani Saturday, 07 October 2017 11:43 PM

One slap and commission; murder, rape extrajudicial killing no commission or the president, prime minister etc willing to publicly announce protection from inquiries. What a joke!

Fucka Palanaya Sunday, 08 October 2017 10:30 AM

yahapalanaya Gederata playayang

Kadiya Sunday, 08 October 2017 06:35 PM

First probe to ascertain if the ASP is in JO's pocket!

Boonda Monday, 09 October 2017 04:51 PM

Power of the social media. In India, bribe taking cops were secretly filmed and images loaded into social media. As a result Cops are trying not to take bribe if that can be avoided.

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