Probe over police torturing school children in Hungamuwa: Susil

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Investigations are underway following the incident where policemen are alleged to have used electricity on a group of school children in Hungamuwa after a wallet belonging to a teacher went missing, Minister of Education Susil Premajaynatha told Parliament today.

Minister Premajaynatha said investigations are being carried out by the Child Protection authority and the Ministry of Education.

“A circular has been issued on how to deal with school children when they commit an offence. We don’t know whether the authorities of this school have violated the circular. We can come to a conclusion only when the investigation reports are submitted I will inform Parliament about the results of the investigations when they are submitted,” the Minister said.

Earlier SJB MPs Kavinda Jayawardene and Jagath Kumara told the House that a group of school children have been subject to harassment by the police.

“The children have been electrocuted by the policemen and few of them have been admitted to police or to hospital?,” MP Jaganth Kumara said.

“These children have publicly stated that they were subject to harassment by the policemen,” Dr. Jayawardene said.(Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)

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Comments - 12

Ram Tuesday, 08 November 2022 02:19 PM

Rogue officers who electrocuted children must be charged in court and sent to jail

Shelly Belly Tuesday, 08 November 2022 02:21 PM

Absolutely horrific and appalling. Human rights, child rights organizations and UNICEF need to step in. Those poor babies. My heart breaks for them. International media should pick up this story and bring the facts to light. This goes against all moral and ethical standards.

Mujeeb Tuesday, 08 November 2022 03:03 PM

They must be drunk or using ICE, pls check their blood and urine and then come to a conclusion, if no drugs involved then send them to Angoda Mental Hospital, FREAKING MAD DOGS!!!!

Maria Tuesday, 08 November 2022 03:12 PM

Appoint committee ......1

Punchi Tuesday, 08 November 2022 03:39 PM

The internal mechanism torture techniques we developed for use against Demilos are now being used on our children. The UNHRC needed get involved. We have internal mechanisms to deny this

Karalasingam Sivalingam Tuesday, 08 November 2022 08:27 PM

Electrocution of children is a grave offence, attorney general's department wold know better and severe punishment should be meted out to the perpetrators of this heinous crime. The children should be compensated according.

Quolp Tuesday, 08 November 2022 10:59 PM

No investigation please, KILL the policemen involved in this incidents.

Mahila Tuesday, 08 November 2022 10:59 PM

What use is compensation?? This deplorable stupid, inhuman practice should be stopped forthwith!! Any police, security forces or mainly STF (‘Keeny Meeny Services’ training under foreign aid) during uncle JRJ's time is abhorring!!?? This would go against SL at UNHRC and EU grant of GSP plus!!!???

Mahila Tuesday, 08 November 2022 10:59 PM

What use is compensation?? This deplorable stupid, inhuman practice should be stopped forthwith!! Any police, security forces or mainly STF (‘Keeny Meeny Services’ training under foreign aid) during uncle JRJ's time is abhorring!!?? This would go against SL at UNHRC and EU grant of GSP plus!!!???

European Tuesday, 08 November 2022 11:18 PM

Reply to Shelly Belly: don't worry, it is on the news here too. Very good for Sri Lankas reputation.

Adwani Wednesday, 09 November 2022 12:17 PM

These Sons of B, should face now the disciplinary inquiry and immediately be interdicted from the Police Department,

Winning matters Wednesday, 09 November 2022 05:00 PM

Doesn't Susil know anything about his circular, about whether handing over to police and being abused is allowed or not. He was recently busy talking about keeping school children clothes and teacher clothes the same, and maybe he's so caught up with that stupid thinking that he now can't figure what's in his own circular. Any confessions by the children while being abused in police custody have to be thrown out.

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