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IGP turns down NPC request By Jayampathy Jayasinghe The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandra Fernando has refused to accede to the request made by the National Police Commission (NPC), to transfer two policemen from the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) to the NPC to investigate complaints made by the public against policemen, President's Counsel Ranjit Abeysuriya told the media at a press conference held at the SLIDA auditorium yesterday, IGP Chandra Fernando turned down the request of the NPC owing to a dearth of policemen in the department, he said. However the IGP had agreed to allow a member nominated by the NPC to work in consultation with the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) at the Police Headquarters. The 17th amendment of the constitution empowers the NPC to investigate complaints against police officers by its own members. For this purpose the co-operation of senior police officers was needed until the NPC has its own staff to carry out its work, NPC Chairman said. Meanwhile the NPC had received 1327 complaints from the public in the first year it was set up in 2002. In 2004 it received 2250 complaints and in the second quarter of 2005 it received 1317. NPC Chairman said a Unit was set up at the NPC last October called Public Complaints Investigative Unit headed by two retired DIG 's Jaganathan and Hemachandra. To investigate serious complaints of assaults and torture by police
officers, impartially more man power was needed, he said. |
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