IP, PC jailed for torture

Sandasen Marasinghe

COLOMBO: Colombo High Court Judge Upali Abeyratne yesterday sentenced an Inspector of Police and a Police Constable to seven years rigorous imprisonment after they were convicted of treating a woman in Police custody inhumanly and cruelly.

The High Court convicted Inspector of Police Shelton Saley and Police Constable W. S. Stanley Thisera for treating Anjalin Roshana Michael cruelly and inhumanly at Narahenpita. She was taken into custody on December 3, 2000.

According to evidence Anjalin was the house assistant of Mali Chamithree Seneviratne, an Attorney-at-Law.

Anjalin had been arrested by the Police with regard to a wrist-watch theft at Seneviratne’s house.

The wrist-watch was worth of Rs. 500,000 in 2000. According to Anjalin she had been treated inhumanely by the Police.

The Court observed the case was proved beyond reasonable doubt. The Court also imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on each convict and another one year RI in default. State Counsel Jude Nanayakkara appeared for the prosecution.