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| An investigation has been launched into the death of a suspect in Dompe police station |
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| 'Even courts have shown that most of these allegations do not constitute torture,' says police spokesman |
Hundreds of people were tortured in police custody since January this year in Sri Lanka, international human rights groups say.
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) said it has documented nearly 100 cases of torture and killings in police custody.
Panadura based Janasandaya has documented at least 100 more cases, AHRC's Basil Fernando told BBC Sandeshaya.
"There have been cases of torture victims describing their harrowing tales in youtube," he said.
"This is only the tip of the iceberg that is police torture in Sri Lanka," he added.
'12 people killed'
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The Continued Militarization of Sri Lanka
October 22, 2011 by Gibson BatemanLed by President Mahinda
Rajapaksa, post-war Sri Lanka is a sad place. In May of 2009, the Sri Lankan government achieved a resounding military victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Most of the LTTE’s leadership was killed. For the foreseeable future, it is hard to envision another Tamil nationalist movement taking up arms against the state.
Most of the LTTE’s leadership was killed. For the foreseeable future, it is hard to envision another Tamil nationalist movement taking up arms against the state.
