Eroding criminal justice system of Sri Lanka
(Lanka-e-News-23.April.2012, 11.50PM) After the Rajapakse regime came into power the criminal justice system is in a sorry state in Sri Lanka. The crime rate is going up sharply without police action and proper prosecution. Political interference has caused to prevent police investigations or leading a casual approach to desperate investigations has led criminals to indulge in more crimes than usual. Due to political interference instead of enforcing the law the police are trying to undermine the crime and protect crimina0ls which are signs of a fail state.
If the regime wants to commit an unlawful act of abducting anybody it is done by the use of the presidential security division (PSD) using the white van. Much abduction is committed by the white van using the PTA (prevention of terrorism act). If the regime wants to undermine a criminal activity it intimidates the magistrate to hand over the investigation to the CID to purposely delay the charge sheet, the proceedings where the complainer cannot question the CID for any break through. Despite inquiring into the most essentials the CID inquire irrelevant matters from the defendant not pertaining to the case diverting attention and fabricating false charges against the defendant leaving the accused. Further the CID purposely delays to file a case and bring charges against the accused for prosecution.
When the regime wants to discharge a case it hands over the investigation to the CID. Due to political pressure the CID start to treat the prosecutor as the accused and interrogate him accusing him for the crime and asking him to provide excessive evidence. The CID repeatedly interrogates and harasses the defendant asking him to confirm that he is the accused or otherwise he is charged for false accusation until the defendant withdraws the case. This is worst situation where the general public has lost faith in the policing system of Sri Lanka. Despite the police/CID helping the victims the police start to go behind the prosecutor or the witness by excessive interrogation leaving out the criminal. Instead of investigating the case and taking the criminal into custody the CID interrogates the complainer accusing him for false complain inducing to withdraw the case. Court jurisdictions are fixed by influencing the judges by promoting him or offering foreign trips. Due to the fact that crimes are dealt unpunished the crime rate has risen sharply and the criminals to go up in numbers thus not having a fear of committing a crime and being prosecuted and confident of getting released.
People including witnesses are reluctant to lodge complain or interfere them in the police anticipate they will be interrogated arbitrarily with out a reason and fabricate charges. Honest officers in the police force too are reluctant to carry on their duties fearing they will be arbitrarily taken into custody. A similar incident took place taking into custody of the five police officers who lawfully carried out their duty when they did the night patrol at the Ranagala estate trailing behind two PSD vehicles who came to dig treasures.
Abducting and shooting of witnesses under police custody from the court precinct, dying of suspects under remand custody, abduction of a citizen who filed a fundamental rights petition, arbitrary detention under the PTA without trial, preventing or delaying the police/CID of criminal investigations, fixing supreme court judgments, withdrawing criminal charges against politicians by the attorney general are some of the worst human violations carried out by this regime.
No where in the history of Sri Lanka that the rule of law has descent to such low level. The political stooges in the parliament always point the finger at previous regimes that started underworld and interference into judiciary. But the answer to those political stooges is those past errors does not justify the present regime should continue this. It is not strange to witness in a country like this the retribution of frequent lightening struck which has caused innocent lives of people of this country is for the sin committed by the regime.
(Lanka-e-News-23.April.2012, 11.50PM) After the Rajapakse regime came into power the criminal justice system is in a sorry state in Sri Lanka. The crime rate is going up sharply without police action and proper prosecution. Political interference has caused to prevent police investigations or leading a casual approach to desperate investigations has led criminals to indulge in more crimes than usual. Due to political interference instead of enforcing the law the police are trying to undermine the crime and protect crimina0ls which are signs of a fail state.
If the regime wants to commit an unlawful act of abducting anybody it is done by the use of the presidential security division (PSD) using the white van. Much abduction is committed by the white van using the PTA (prevention of terrorism act). If the regime wants to undermine a criminal activity it intimidates the magistrate to hand over the investigation to the CID to purposely delay the charge sheet, the proceedings where the complainer cannot question the CID for any break through. Despite inquiring into the most essentials the CID inquire irrelevant matters from the defendant not pertaining to the case diverting attention and fabricating false charges against the defendant leaving the accused. Further the CID purposely delays to file a case and bring charges against the accused for prosecution.
When the regime wants to discharge a case it hands over the investigation to the CID. Due to political pressure the CID start to treat the prosecutor as the accused and interrogate him accusing him for the crime and asking him to provide excessive evidence. The CID repeatedly interrogates and harasses the defendant asking him to confirm that he is the accused or otherwise he is charged for false accusation until the defendant withdraws the case. This is worst situation where the general public has lost faith in the policing system of Sri Lanka. Despite the police/CID helping the victims the police start to go behind the prosecutor or the witness by excessive interrogation leaving out the criminal. Instead of investigating the case and taking the criminal into custody the CID interrogates the complainer accusing him for false complain inducing to withdraw the case. Court jurisdictions are fixed by influencing the judges by promoting him or offering foreign trips. Due to the fact that crimes are dealt unpunished the crime rate has risen sharply and the criminals to go up in numbers thus not having a fear of committing a crime and being prosecuted and confident of getting released.
People including witnesses are reluctant to lodge complain or interfere them in the police anticipate they will be interrogated arbitrarily with out a reason and fabricate charges. Honest officers in the police force too are reluctant to carry on their duties fearing they will be arbitrarily taken into custody. A similar incident took place taking into custody of the five police officers who lawfully carried out their duty when they did the night patrol at the Ranagala estate trailing behind two PSD vehicles who came to dig treasures.
Abducting and shooting of witnesses under police custody from the court precinct, dying of suspects under remand custody, abduction of a citizen who filed a fundamental rights petition, arbitrary detention under the PTA without trial, preventing or delaying the police/CID of criminal investigations, fixing supreme court judgments, withdrawing criminal charges against politicians by the attorney general are some of the worst human violations carried out by this regime.
No where in the history of Sri Lanka that the rule of law has descent to such low level. The political stooges in the parliament always point the finger at previous regimes that started underworld and interference into judiciary. But the answer to those political stooges is those past errors does not justify the present regime should continue this. It is not strange to witness in a country like this the retribution of frequent lightening struck which has caused innocent lives of people of this country is for the sin committed by the regime.
If a countries basic criminal justice system is at stake and unjust is ruling the people have no choice and alternative to take the law into their hands and prosecute the criminals. From the police constable to the seniors, magistrate to the attorney general, high court to the Supreme Court judges, from the pradeshiya sabha (local body) to the ministers have become political stooges of the regime. The country is plunging into an abysmal state ruled by state terrorism. Allowing and observing social injustice such as above is an impiety committed to the country we are born. How long the Rajapakse regime can commit these unlawful acts and continue this sin with impunity?
Whoever stooges who witness this social injustice and remain silence fearing losing benefits are capable of selling their own mother to gain any low advantage at any cost to remain in power and whoever stooges speaks in favor of this regime deserves to be shot by bullets made out of shit and excrete in mouth.
Whoever stooges who witness this social injustice and remain silence fearing losing benefits are capable of selling their own mother to gain any low advantage at any cost to remain in power and whoever stooges speaks in favor of this regime deserves to be shot by bullets made out of shit and excrete in mouth.
