Land mark judgment: Torture victim awarded LKR one million
In the Land mark judgment delivered on 30.05.2017, Supreme Court state that the 1st to 5th Respondents, namely 1. Sub Inspector Salwatura, 2. Sergeant Manoj, 3. Constable Ashoka, 4. Seargeant Kithsiri , 5. Security Assistant Dissanayake, all of Police Station, Bandaragama, have violated the Petitioner’s fundamental rights guaranteed to him by Article 11 of the Constitution. And 1st to 6th namely 1. Sub Inspector Salwatura, 2. Sergeant Manoj, 3. Constable Ashoka, 4. Seargeant Kithsiri 5. Security Assistant Dissanayake, 6. Charles Wickremasinghe, Officer in Charge, Police Station, Bandaragama, have violated the Petitioner’s fundamental rights guaranteed to him by Article 13(1) and 13(2) of the Constitution.