Attack on students report handed over to PM

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A preliminary report on the attack on HNDA students by police on Thursday at Ward Place, Colombo was handed over to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday.

Law and Order and Prison Reforms Minister Tilak Marapana is to hand over another report to the prime minister as requested by the latter..

The government is to decide on its future course of action in respect of the incident after studying the two reports, sources said.

The prime minister had told the government MPs that firm action would be taken against those responsible for the attack, irrespective of their rank, if they were found to have used excessive force against the demonstrating students.

The MPs had requested the premier to investigate whether an attempt had been made to discredit the government by attacking the students.

Accordingly, the prime minister had called for a report from the Law and Order and Prison Reforms Minister who had, in turn, called for a report from the Inspector General of Police (IGP), said the ministry's secretary, Jagath P Wijeweera, in a statement on Saturday. (Diana Udayangani)

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BuffaloaCitizen Monday, 02 November 2015 09:47 AM

Getting a report from Maprapane and IGP is like getting a character certificate of Mervyn Silva from his mother and father.

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Labby Monday, 02 November 2015 10:00 AM

The PM should have initiated an independent investigation into the incident. The report of the Minister is surely bound to be biased. So will the report by the IGP.

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Gayan Monday, 02 November 2015 10:35 AM

Sit on it, man.

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Appuhamy Monday, 02 November 2015 02:57 PM

SO IT SAYS, THIS IS A SELF INFLICTED ATTACK BY STUDENTS ON THEMSELVES, COINCIDED WITH AN UNRELATED POLICE LEE_KELLI SELLAMA SANDARSHANAYA.

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Lanka Tuesday, 03 November 2015 04:22 AM

Dear PM, please educate our students!

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