Chairman of the one man commission appointed to inquire into disappearances, former High Court Judge Mahanama Thilekaratne says the police has not requested for the Attorney General’s advice to proceed further beyond the initial inquiries held into the disappearances of persons reported during the past few years.
Thilekaratne says that while he has received about 15,000 complaints in relation to the disappearance of persons reported within the last three years, the low level police officers inquiring into the incidents have not received any guidance or advice from high officials on continuing these inquiries further.
He also noted that the statements given to him by the complainants showed a fear in them to speak the truth before the police.
The Chairman of the Commission further stated that the police have been unable to file evidence in a quick and efficient manner even in the disappearance and abduction cases that are being heard by the judiciary.
- Ravaya
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