No provision to probe into abused children at Hantana
Aug 20, 2016
It is reported by the authorities of the ministry of education or the national children protection authority have no legal authority and powers to investigate into the cases of the abused children at the Hantana leadership academy.
But the authorities of the ministry of education and national child protection authority have added that it has become a severe constraint to take action against such activities in the Hantana leadership academy by conducting investigations as the law does not provide provisions.
When the media secretary of the Child Protection Authority Ediriweera Gunasekera was contacted he had said that he has no provisions under the existing laws to make investigations. Hence for the authorities of the Child Protection Authority have no access legally to commence any investigations into the child abuse incidents reported.
When the media secretary of the Child Protection Authority Ediriweera Gunasekera was contacted he had said that he has no provisions under the existing laws to make investigations. Hence for the authorities of the Child Protection Authority have no access legally to commence any investigations into the child abuse incidents reported.
However the media secretary of the Child Protection Authority had added that after the police make investigations a responsibility lies with the related authority to conduct further investigations on the Kandy Hantana Child leadership academy. .
Adding further the media secretary of the child protection authority had added that they have only powers to investigate into complaints made on the abuses made for children at Children’s homes. In regard to other children abuses only the police have to conduct such investigations. After which only the Child Protection Authority would be taking action.
These particulars the media secretary of the Child Protection Authority had disclosed to the Sath Handa media.
When the same question had been posed to the media secretary of the Education ministry Kalpa Guneratne, he had wanted that question to be asked more details from a more responsible person attached to the ministry of education like the secretary to the ministry of education.
When the secretary of the education ministry HM Bandusena was contacted over the telephone on this matter he had said that for such an inquiry he is not prepared to answer over the telephone but to meet him and discuss such a matter. When he was pressed for an answer he had said that for such an intervention is usually not acquainted with the ministry of education.
Adding further he had said that other than the matters related to government and private schools the matters pertaining to problems of other institutions are usually not investigated by the ministry of education as they are not within their provisions.
It is also reported that on the abuse of children at the Hantane leadership academy no action has been initiated by the authorities of the ministry of education as in regard to matters related to tuition classes, private academies, hostels etc provisions have not been vested with them to investigate.
Kalpa Guneratne had added that it should be a duty of the parents of the students in this academy to focus attention on the children in order to prevent any abuse that could happen to their children and reiterated that the authorities of the ministry of education are helpless in this matter.
Adding further the media secretary of the child protection authority had added that they have only powers to investigate into complaints made on the abuses made for children at Children’s homes. In regard to other children abuses only the police have to conduct such investigations. After which only the Child Protection Authority would be taking action.
These particulars the media secretary of the Child Protection Authority had disclosed to the Sath Handa media.
When the same question had been posed to the media secretary of the Education ministry Kalpa Guneratne, he had wanted that question to be asked more details from a more responsible person attached to the ministry of education like the secretary to the ministry of education.
When the secretary of the education ministry HM Bandusena was contacted over the telephone on this matter he had said that for such an inquiry he is not prepared to answer over the telephone but to meet him and discuss such a matter. When he was pressed for an answer he had said that for such an intervention is usually not acquainted with the ministry of education.
Adding further he had said that other than the matters related to government and private schools the matters pertaining to problems of other institutions are usually not investigated by the ministry of education as they are not within their provisions.
It is also reported that on the abuse of children at the Hantane leadership academy no action has been initiated by the authorities of the ministry of education as in regard to matters related to tuition classes, private academies, hostels etc provisions have not been vested with them to investigate.
Kalpa Guneratne had added that it should be a duty of the parents of the students in this academy to focus attention on the children in order to prevent any abuse that could happen to their children and reiterated that the authorities of the ministry of education are helpless in this matter.
