Police act to protect health authorities in Weligama

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Responding to a video being circulated on social media in which a police officer was seen using his baton on Weligama residents during a vaccination programme on Wednesday, the police said they had to remove the residents to prevent health authorities from being attacked.

It was reported on social media that among a group of police officers, the Weligama Police HQI was using his baton on Weligama residents.

The Weligama Police said that they had to remove the people from the vaccination center at Arafa Central College to protect the health authorities following a situation which took place during the vaccination drive.

The Police claimed that the doctors and the nurses at the center could have been assaulted due to the situation, unless they had not acted immediately.

Meanwhile, a PHI in the area said that authorities scheduled to jab the second dose of vaccines at the center. However, they provided the people with the first dose with the remaining stock. A large number of people had then rushed to the center to obtain the vaccines. A tense situation then broke out as some groups had to return without being vaccinated, the PHI claimed.

However, the police said none of the residents were assaulted in an inhumane manner or brutally.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)

Video credit Rehaan Jayawickrema

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Comments - 11

Shiran fernando Thursday, 02 September 2021 02:14 PM

We dont see in the video residents trying to assult anybody. They are moving out. Instead, some officer hitting on a selective basis. Not in an inhumane manner but in a funny manner.

MirakRajBanda Thursday, 02 September 2021 02:15 PM

Thugs in police uniform.

Mendis Thursday, 02 September 2021 02:29 PM

While the people are walking this Police Inspector for no apparent reason randomly selecting and hitting people, albeit not hard. But it is still insulting to those who were assaulted. This is the Sri Lankan Police thuggery culture. This why if any thing bad happens to Policemen , most people don’t feel sorry for them.

Manoj R Thursday, 02 September 2021 03:04 PM

It was an orderly crowd, No excuse to use the baton, This is a very bad example.

Jef Thursday, 02 September 2021 04:14 PM

The screaming or crying coming from the jungle or humans not sure good police around if not something els would have happend

Ranaweera Thursday, 02 September 2021 05:54 PM

Looks like opposition supporters have resorted to cheap techniques such as disrupting vaccine centers.

VJ Thursday, 02 September 2021 06:59 PM

I can see the police managing pedestrian traffic.

European Thursday, 02 September 2021 07:07 PM

Very humiliating hitting people like that for no reason. Like they are cattle.

BuffaloaCitizen Thursday, 02 September 2021 07:36 PM

They deserve it, because these are the same yakkos who voted for this government.

GGT Thursday, 02 September 2021 09:02 PM

An inhumane and brutality are vital attitudes of Police personnel, then how could they behave humanely? Ridiculous.

sach Thursday, 02 September 2021 10:56 PM

It is difficult to control crowd when there is a mini arabia there

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