INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has written to IGP C
Wickremeratne drawing his attention to complaints received by BASL from its members relating to arrests and detentions being carried out
opportunity given to the persons arrested to inform relatives, friends or lawyers of their whereabouts
instance a suspect named Anthony Veranga Pushpika de Silva had been taken away by persons in civilian clothing and his whereabouts unknown
had been taken into custody by two persons in civilian clothing and his whereabouts known only a few hours later
In a third instance a student studying at the Kelaniya University had been abducted and questioned for nearly three hours before being
given misleading information on suspects in custody and on the time that they will be produced in Courts
These have resulted in them being deprived of legal representation and due process especially when they were produced at the residence of a
arrests identify themselves at the time of arrest and afford persons so arrested an immediate opportunity to communicate with their
international obligations on preventing enforced disappearances, they call upon the IGP as Head of the Police Department to immediately
ensure that all arrests are carried out strictly according to procedures established by law and that instructions are given to all police
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