Colombo, Oct. 13 (Daily Mirror) – In another landmark ruling reaffirming the constitutional protection against torture, the Supreme Court ordered six police officers attached to the Kottawa Police Station to pay Rs. 1 million in compensation to an omnibus operator who was subjected to inhuman treatment in 2016.
According to the petition, the victim, an omnibus operator, had been forcibly made to kneel on a public street by the police officers, amounting to an act of torture, humiliation and abuse of power.
The bench comprising Justice Menaka Wijesundera, with Justices Yasantha Kodagoda and Janak De Silva agreeing, held that the police officers, including the former Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Kottawa Police Station had violated the petitioner’s Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Articles 11, 12(1), and 13(1) of the Constitution.