Senior police officer seeks political asylum in Australia

[ Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 12:12.43 PM GMT +05:30 ]

Senior police officer of the Sabragamuwa province visited foreign country fail to return home.

Police officer has obtained holiday from the police department on June 29 visit his son at Australia and fail to report to his duty on July 10. Due to this police department decided to take over the official vehicle on July 16. Previously this officer served as police media spokes and made controversial statements in the country. Due to this he faced political pressures in the island. However police department believe that officer might applied for political asylum in Australia and conduct further investigations this regard.

Health Ministry sexual abuse cases handed over to police

Moved aimed at preventing TU interference

By Don Asoka Wjewardena-July 30, 2013, 9:41 pm 

The police would be called in to probe all allegations of sexual abuse against health workers, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. The ministry would not handle those investigations, he added.

Minister Sirisena said he had taken that decision to ward off trade union interference.

Addressing  a workshop on Gender-Based Violence, organised by the WHO and the Estate Human Development Fund held at Hotel Galadari on Sunday,

Minister Sirisena said trade unions always stepped in to protect culprits whenever a probe into an allegation of sexual abuse was conducted.

Minister Sirisena, however, said there wasn’t a single department or ministry where sexual offences had not been committed. He said he saw many high officials in departments and Ministries never did anything to eliminate sexual offences committed against women in their respective organisations.