Duty Attorneys at police stations

The Justice Ministry through the Legal Aid Commission is considering the feasibility of stationing Duty Attorneys in police stations to assist suspects detained for questioning. Justice Minister Rauff Hakeen in a statement to Parliament last week revealed the ongoing plans in this connection. He said, ‘We have already prepared the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and we can perhaps discuss it at the next Consultative Committee of the Ministry,

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Following attack on policemen and trackers:

Wildlife officials take refuge in jungle

A massive search operation is under way to arrest eight officers including the Sub Warden of the Wildlife Department of Hambegamuwa who are believed to be hiding in the State Forest Reserve at Galamuna after they abducted, assaulted and kept two police constables and two trackers in wrongful confinement in the thick jungle,

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Sunday Crime

University clash: Police round up suspects

Sporadic student clashes at universities have tarnished the image of higher educational institutes. Students who hold different political ideologies and are affiliated to various political parties have been held accountable for unleashing violence during the past four decades. Many students have become victims to the cycle of violence.

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