Alleged threat on elevator operator: Case against Ex-IGP fixed for trial

joshua Thursday, 15 June 2023 03:50 PM

Is the operator still alive? 6 years have gone by

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Sunil Thursday, 15 June 2023 03:54 PM

This fellow was behaving like a maniac while he was the IGP and making a fool of himself. He has got, at least in part, what he justly deserved.

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Ram Thursday, 15 June 2023 04:17 PM

The delay in the complaint speaks volumes that their is a hand behind the scene who wants to take revenge. I saw the video. IGP acted in excess of his authority but this is not a matter where he should have been charged. This is a matter for Conciliation boards

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Jaffna Logic Thursday, 15 June 2023 04:31 PM

This prosecution would have been unthinkable if the former IGP had not fallen from grace. Now he is a dead duck more people would be coming out of the woodwork claiming wrong doing by the Ex-IGP. Policemen beating civilians in police stations all over the country is a daily event and none of them ever get questioned let alone prosecuted. A Tamil MP was arrested for verbally challenging two unknown plain clothes individuals, appearing from nowhere and claiming to be policemen but refusing to show the ID and strangely claiming to have orders to take over the MP’s personal security. In this cultural context of ghastly police behaviour with impunity it is LAUGHABLE this Ex-IGP is being prosecuted for a trivial offence.

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Gamini Thursday, 15 June 2023 05:07 PM

why do you call it alleged threat? It was a real threat, which is very evident from the video

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Kumar , Lawyer Thursday, 15 June 2023 06:22 PM

Enforcing every law to the hilt without favouritism or discretion is the policy in the Western countries and what that has produced is a neurotic society with individuality lost and replaced with abstract codes and numbers. Even though Sri Lanka inherited the law from the European occupiers, Sri Lankan strong culture and common sense should reflect in all prosecutions and judicial rulings.

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sarah Friday, 16 June 2023 03:53 AM

This seems most probably politically or internal officials motivated case. And also this shouldn't be at court. They could have done internal investigation within Police department or police commission. IGP is the head of department and if this was a genuine threat like that he would have done something different and IGP could sack him. seems elevator operator seems acted here some to fulfill someone else needs. I think our court will give their judgement independently and impartially here.

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