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Monday, November 7, 2011
Bad Cops
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Bad Cops
By Gazala Anver and Imaad Majeed
Public outcry against police killings - Pictures Courtesy: thelondoneveningpost.com
In the space of just a year, the number of atrocities committed by Sri Lanka’s police has doubled from 50 in 2010 to 102 in 2011. Over the past 17 years, only five convictions of torture have been ruled by the Sri Lankan courts.
This is despite the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) receiving over 1,500 reports of police misconduct between 1998 and 2011.
The cases are not only numerous but horrendous incidents of police torture, abuse and murder. A shocking indictment on Sri Lanka’s law enforcement authority reduced today to a mere shadow of its once envious reputation of discipline and authority.
Our story today encapsulates and brings into focus some of the more shocking crimes committed not by hardcore criminals but by law enforcement officers wearing the uniform of the Sri Lanka police.
A uniform which is regarded with both fear and disgust by society. Blotted with the blood of civilian lives taken by cops violating every rule in the book. This is despite the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) receiving over 1,500 reports of police misconduct between 1998 and 2011.
The cases are not only numerous but horrendous incidents of police torture, abuse and murder. A shocking indictment on Sri Lanka’s law enforcement authority reduced today to a mere shadow of its once envious reputation of discipline and authority.
Our story today encapsulates and brings into focus some of the more shocking crimes committed not by hardcore criminals but by law enforcement officers wearing the uniform of the Sri Lanka police.
