The Lawyers’ Collective has called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe to immediately terminate the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) in view of the recent Supreme Court judgment on the violation of fundamental rights.
Issuing a statement, the Lawyers’ Collective pointed out that the Supreme Court has held four Police Officers, including Deshabandu Tennakoon, responsible for the violation of the fundamental rights of an individual at the Mirihana Police Station in 2011.
The Lawyers’ Collective has also urged the President to refer the Supreme Court judgment to the Attorney General to consider without delay charging these police officers with the serious criminal offence of torture, particularly in view of the preservation of evidence in imminent prosecutions and also refer the judgment to the National Police Commission for action.
“A failure to act amounts to a daily reminder to the public that you will not implement a judgment of the highest court of the country which has exercised the judicial power of the People under our Constitution. Urgent action is a matter of national importance,” it added. (NewsWire)
