Responding to a recent statement made by the president's counsel, suggesting the widespread and endemic practice of torture by Sri Lankan police, the police spokesperson, SP Ajith Rohana said,
“Generally as a practice torture never takes place in Lankan Police stations.”
“Torture is often misconstrued by the media and the public. When the Police go to apprehend a suspect if there is resistance the Police will use force in order to arrest him."
"This isn’t torture nor is using force to prevent damage to public or private property torture”
Rohana asserted that the proposed extension of detention from 24 hours to 48 hours was not even anything new.
"This amendment was enacted as a special provisions act in 2007 and it is this that has been re introduced," he added.
