Senior Journalists’ son assaulted for hooting at police

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A senior journalist of a national daily newspaper had complained to the Police Chief about a brutal assault on his son by the Anamaduwa Police Traffic OIC and some constables for allegedly hooting at them latter on October 22 evening.

Senior Courts Reporter A. J. A. Abeynayake in his complaint stated that the victims were taken to the Anamaduwa Police Station by two constables who had trailed their vehicle bearing registration No.NW CBK 1879 and had abused them in obscene language.

Subsequently they had been brutally assaulted while in police custody, the journalist had further stated in his complaint.

He appeal to the Inspector General of Police C. D. Wickremeratne to conduct an impartial inquiry into the matter and to bring the culprits to book.

Journalist Abeynayake had also lodged complaints regarding the incident to the Attorney General, Sri Lanka Human Right’s Commission, Secretary of the Bar Association and to the Secretary of the National Police Commission.(T. Farook Thajudeen)

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ANTON Thursday, 19 November 2020 11:06 AM

HOOTING LAW IN SRILANKA ???

Sokrates Thursday, 19 November 2020 11:26 AM

This is what happens when you let murderers and war criminals rule the country.

Mokan Thursday, 19 November 2020 04:08 PM

Exactly

Lanka Peiris Thursday, 19 November 2020 06:18 PM

Senior journalist of a national daily newspaper, should have taught his son to respect others especially those having to uphold the law in this society where using HR is misused.

Martin Milton Thursday, 19 November 2020 06:48 PM

Well done. The Police need to be able to ignore such petty matters and cope with their jobs. All these Officers need to be interdicted as they appear simply to be unable to cope with extremely minor incidents. Let us hope they will be suspended at least for a substantial period AND FINED a significant amount too. MM

Tamil Thursday, 19 November 2020 07:24 PM

We are fooling ourselves if we appear shocked by this incident. Violence and sadistic brutality has always been part of the Sri Lankan Police culture. 99% of Policemen and Policewomen are recruited from very low social classes, suddenly they enjoy so much power after growing up in squalid conditions and very little money.

ghry Thursday, 19 November 2020 10:38 PM

It is not a surprise the POLICE officers using obscene languages and/or abuse innocent people as it is their MOTTO, they cannot live without that very practice.

Demuni Uduwara Thursday, 19 November 2020 10:45 PM

Just hooting is not enough to become a politician and rule the country.

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