Right To Life Human Rights Center

Development protecting rights | අයිතිවාසිකම් සපිරි සංවර්ධනයක් | வளர்ச்சி, உரிமைகளைப் பாதுகாத்தல்

Police Allegedly assault 14 year old School boy and fabricate charges

Addassuriyage Don Anil Shyama,14 year old school boy from Pattaduwana,Minuwangoda, taken into custody ,kept in the Police Station for four days tortured and fabricated charges .

This boy’s father is a labourer, and his mother has left them.  On the night of 1st March 2008, Minuwnagoda Police ,arrested Anil,tortured into confessing to a robbery which he has denied ,kept him for three days and on the 4th March ,he has been produced at Minuwangoda Magistrates Courts, under false charges.

Magistrate has  examined the condition of the boy  and has ordered to  take the boy to Lady Ridgeway Hospital immediately . Since the boy is over 12years, he has been transferred from Lady Ridgeway to National Hospital,Colombo.

According to the boy Police Officer Somajith  has  beaten him with a wooden plank and  another  officer who always chews betel,fat and black in colour  slapped him on the ear scolding  in filth..both  of them attached to Minuwangoda Police Station.  Due to this torture  his ear is in  constant pain  and short of hearing.too.. Boy has fainted  twice. Minuwangoda Police fabricated a false  case  for  robbing Jewellery,T.V. and a radio.  The Magistrate bailed him out on a personal bond.

Scroll to Top