The Human Rights Commission (HRC) of Sri Lanka has written to Acting Police Chief C D Wickramaratne urging that certain guidelines be followed when arresting suspects.
"The Commission has recently received a number of complaints alleging illegal arrests," Deepika Udagama, HRC Chairperson, said referring to the investigations in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks
She observed that these arrests had been carried out due to certain "cultural misunderstandings or uncertainty" and "suspicions expressed by members of the public".
While pointing out that police investigations are notably being conducted after the arrest, Ms. Udugama said that arrests must be made "only on the basis of reasonable suspicion".
Accordingly, the HRC had listed out for guidelines to be followed in this regard:
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