Magistrate reprimands OIC for sending inexperienced court officers

Ariyapala Wansathilake Kurunegala central special correspondent

Kurunegala Chief Magistrate Lalith Ekanayake reprimanded the OIC Kurunegala police judicial zone for sending inexperienced police constables and Police Sergeants to prosecute the accused in criminal cases.

Most of these police constables lack the know-how on persecution. They just nod when asked questions by the court or the lawyers. The Magistrate said that the court has to discharge the accused in criminal cases if the police do not conduct the prosecution properly.

The OIC does not come before court to handle the prosecution. The Magistrate discharged the accused in a criminal case as the Kurunegala police did not prosecute him although the cases were called.