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Police Scotland halts training for Sri Lanka police over abuse fears

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Police Scotland has put a controversial scheme to train officers in Sri Lanka on hold amid criticism from global watchdogs, the UK based The Times reported.

The New York-based Human Rights Watch last week called on the Scottish national force to “suspend assistance programmes until there is progress on accountability and reform” on the Indian Ocean island.

The global watchdog has reported a surge in police abuses in Sri Lanka during the pandemic, including extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary detention,

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