Kurunegala police threaten environmentalist

Aug 24, 2017

A team from Kurunegala police, led by a SI, has gone to the house of a member of the Environment and Nature Study Centre and threatened him, says the Centre. The incident on the night of the 22nd was experienced by Sanjeewa Kulatilake and his family members.

The SI had demanded Kulatilake handed over to police a stock of posters that raise awareness on environmental issues. The Centre has written to the president, IGP and the Human Rights Commission about this incident.

Its members have come under threat from various groups for having appeared for environment interests. Its coordinator Dr. Ravindra Kariyawasam says they will continue their duty despite any threat. Previously, members of the Centre came under threat during an observation tour of Jiffy company that pollutes the environment surrounding Deduru Oya, and also during their interventions to protect Rilagala Yaya.