The Sri Lanka Collective Against Torture (SLCAT) has called on the President to take immediate action against police officers found by the Supreme Court to have violated fundamental rights, including those who tortured a minor.
In a letter to the President, timed to coincide with World Children’s Day, the SLCAT specifically demanded the immediate dismissal of the police officers cited in the Supreme Court judgment SC/FR/87/2023.
The judgment found that the former Acting Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Hatharaliyadda Police Station had violated the fundamental rights of a 16-year-old boy by subjecting him to illegal arrest, torture, and unlawful detention.
The SLCAT emphasized that the President should act in accordance with the Supreme Court’s ruling to ensure accountability and uphold the rule of law.
Read the full statement here…👇