The Attorney General notified the Supreme Court the other day (July 4) that the Acting Inspector General of Police has provided a circular describing the procedure by which people summoned to offer statements in connection with grievances need to be notified of the contents of such complaints.The circular has reportedly been dispersed to all police stations throughout the island, said Ada Derana reporter.This statement was made during the hearing of an essential rights petition submitted by energy specialist Vidhura Ralapanawe versus the Computer Crimes Investigation Division (CCID) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The petition was taken up before a bench comprising Supreme Court Justices Achala Wengappuli and Sampath Wijeyaratne.According to the petitioner, he was gotten in touch with by an officer of the CCID, who asked for a statement concerning a viewpoint Ralapanawa had actually posted on social media.The petitioner mentions that he inquired about the nature of the problem, however the officers apparently declined to divulge any details.
He declares that this rejection constituted a violation of his basic rights.The petitioner filed this petition seeking a ruling that the participant police officers had actually breached his fundamental human rights by not providing such information.In action to the petition, the Attorney General informed the court today (04) that, in accordance with a prior undertaking provided before the court, a circular had been prepared and provided by the suspended Inspector General of Police, Deshabandu Tennakoon, and pertinent officers of the CCID.Counsel for the petitioner informed the court that his client was pleased with the issuance of the circular and, as an outcome, asked for that the matter be concluded, stated Ada Derana reporter.Accordingly, the Supreme Court chose to terminate the hearing of the petition.Suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, Sub-Inspector Thisara of the Computer Crimes Investigation Division, and the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the division were called as participants in the petition.