The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today ordered four Police officers, including Acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, to pay a compensation of Rs 500,000 each for the violation of the fundamental rights of an individual.
According to media reports, the Supreme Court also instructed the Police Commission to take disciplinary action against the said Police officers.
The court order was issued after taking up for consideration the petition filed by W. Ranjith Sumangala who had accused the Police officers of violating his fundamental rights during his detention at the Mirihana Police Station in 2011.
The Supreme Court held that the four police officers violated the fundamental rights of the petitioner by his illegal arrest, detention and subjection to torture at the Mirihana Police Station, which was under the supervision of Deshabandu Tennakoon at the time. (NewsWire)