Jan 15, 2016The government has requested two weeks time to give the decision of the presidential commission appointed to investigate the death of Roshan Chanuka who died due to police shooting four and a half years before when he joined at a protest to protect the labour rights.
When Roshan Chanuka’s mother and a group of human rights activists visited the presidential secretariat yesterday 14th demanding to release the report compiled by the former judge Mahanama Thilakarathna who was appointed to investigate the clash between the police and the workers the president secretariat has said that the government would inform its decision within another two weeks.
EPF fund
Roshan Chanuka died on May 30th 2011 due to police shooting at Katunayake free trade zone when he joined a protest against the former Mahinda Rajapaksa administration’s proposal to change the EPF to a pension scheme.
Due to the police shooting and brutal assault against the workers more than 250 free trade zone workers were injured and few became disabled.
The single person commission headed by the former judge Mahanama Thilakarathna appointed to investigate the clash which handed over the report to the former president on June 8th 2011 was so far not published.
Continuous protest
When Roshan Chanuka’s mother visited the president secretariat to request the release of the report the president’s secretary has promised Roshan’s mother that the president’s secretariat would hand over the report to her within another two weeks said the human rights activist Britto Fernando.
Further Britto Fernando said urging the government to release the Mahanama Thilakarathna report the free trade zone workers and Roshan Chanuka’s mother have jointly conducted 52 protests continuous on every 30th of each month opposite the Katunayaka police.
He said the current government too has not given its consideration to the request therefore they decided to hand over the request to release the report in writing.
Britto Fernando if there is no response within two weeks they would continue the protest until the Mahanama Thilakarathna report is released.
