{"id":152892,"date":"2015-10-31T15:32:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T10:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=152892"},"modified":"2015-10-31T15:32:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T10:02:28","slug":"civil-society-demands-immediate-investigation-into-brutal-police-attack-on-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/civil-society-demands-immediate-investigation-into-brutal-police-attack-on-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Society Demands Immediate Investigation Into Brutal Police Attack On Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of concerned academics, civil society activists and artistes have today\u00a0demanded National Police Commission to immediately conduct an investigation into\u00a0brutal police attack on HND (Higher National Diploma) students on Wednesday (29\/10\/2015).<\/p>\n<p>Issuing a statement they said; &#8220;At the same time, we stress the need to conduct these investigations impartially and make their findings public and that police officers, and those who issued orders to the police to act the way they did, are held publicly accountable. In addition, we demand that the President and Prime Minister reveal their stance on how the government plans to deal with dissent and public protests in future and explain to Sri Lankan society how they plan to prevent incidents like this from being repeated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/police-attack_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-152814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/police-attack_2.jpg\" alt=\"police attack_2\" width=\"452\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/police-attack_2.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/police-attack_2-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a>We publish below the statement in full;<\/p>\n<p>Many of us issuing this statement today played an active role in the January 08, 2015 Presidential Election campaign and the subsequent General Election on 17 August. Ours was not a political involvement in the sense of playing party politics but a principled political intervention to change the culture of governance in this country. We had witnessed close to a decade of increasing authoritarianism, the shrinking of democratic space and a culture of violent suppression of dissent under the defeated Rajapaksa regime. We intervened because we wanted to see tangible change. We were, however, not so na\u00efve as to expect a complete change in the political culture of the country and were therefore not so surprised at the appointment of a jumbo cabinet, or the nepotism that is creeping back into the functioning of the government, but we did have some minimum expectations from a new regime that campaigned almost exclusively on the theme of \u2018good governance\u2019 and a President and Prime Minister who repeatedly preach the mantra of democracy and good governance.<\/p>\n<p>The events of 29\/10\/2015 where the police unleashed a brutal attack on a group of students seeking an opportunity to discuss systemic problems in the higher education sector has led us to seriously question whether the current regime is capable of meeting even our minimum expectations. What happened at Ward Place on 29\/10\/2015 is not an isolated incident. It appears to be a part of an emerging trend in how the incumbent government deals with dissent. There were several similar attacks on protesting students, people protesting on various issues such as lack of drinking water, etc., post January 08 \u2013 though none probably match the brutality of this attack which left at least one student seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p>The Sri Lankan police force, conditioned by decades of use and abuse by the political establishment, is no stranger to violence. The violent police reaction to student dissent, therefore, is no surprise. However, we believe that the police does not and would not act the way they did on 29\/10\/2015 unless there was a \u2018go ahead\u2019 from the political establishment. There is then clearly an element within the present government that feels democratic dissent is a threat that must be suppressed swiftly and violently. The incidents of 29\/10\/2015and the images and the sounds of desperate students cringing in fear and being violently beaten, suggests that there is little to differentiate this regime from the previous one \u2013 after all, the previous regime took several years to arrive at its violent undemocratic destination while this regime seems to have achieved the same in the space of a few months.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to remind the government that through its co-sponsored resolution at the UNHCR it has made an international and highly visible commitment to investigate historical human rights abuses in this country and that all eyes are on Sri Lanka at the moment. Various government representatives have been busy marketing Sri Lanka\u2019s \u2018good governance\u2019 brand globally at various international forums. In such a context, is this how the government is attempting to prove its democratic credentials? If students protesting about the restructuring of an academic program and asking for more student welfare are treated in this way, what does that say about how the government will treat those who pose a more significant threat to it politically?<\/p>\n<p>We, the undersigned, demand that the newly established National Police Commission immediately conduct an investigation in to this incident while appreciating the proactive action taken by the Human Rights Commission which has stated that it would conduct an investigation. At the same time, we stress the need to conduct these investigations impartially and make their findings public and that police officers, and those who issued orders to the police to act the way they did, are held publicly accountable. In addition, we demand that the President and Prime Minister reveal their stance on how the government plans to deal with dissent and public protests in future and explain to Sri Lankan society how they plan to prevent incidents like this from being repeated.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda, University of Colombo<br \/>\nProf. Arjuna Parakrama, University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nProf. Sumathy Sivamohan, University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nProf. Neloufer de Mel, University of Colombo<br \/>\nProf. Asanga Thilakaratne, University of Colombo<br \/>\nProf. Rohan Fernando, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nProf. Priyan Dias, University of Moratuwa<br \/>\nDr. Prabhath Jayasinghe, University of Colombo<br \/>\nMr. P. Seneviratne, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nMr. N.G.A Karunathilaka, University of kelaniya<br \/>\nDr. Shantha Abeysinghe, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nDr. Harshana Rambukwella, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nDr. Harini Amrasuriya, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nDileepa Witharana, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nMihiri Jansz, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nAmali Wedagedara, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nKaushalya Kumarasinghe, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nHansini Gamlath<br \/>\nRoshan Manjula<br \/>\nAnushaya Collure<br \/>\nDr. Shamala Kumar, University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nDr Asha Abeyasekera,<br \/>\nDr Pradeep Peiris, Social Scientists\u2019 Association<br \/>\nKumudini Samuel<br \/>\nSarala Emmanuel<br \/>\nDr Danesh Karunanayake, University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nDr Shyamni Hettiarachchi<br \/>\nDr Janaki Jayawardene, University of Colombo<br \/>\nBalasingham Skanthakumar<br \/>\nAthula Kumara Samarakoon, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nDr Dhammika Herath, University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nUpul Wickramasingha, Education Renaissance Programme<br \/>\nThiyagaraja Waradas, University of Colombo<br \/>\nDr. Nirmal Ranjith Devasiri, University of Colombo<br \/>\nDr. Malathi de Alwis<br \/>\nDr. Primal Fernando, University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nDr. Jinasena Hewage, Ruhuna University<br \/>\nDr. Rangika Halwatura, University of Moratuwa<br \/>\nDr. A.W. Wijerathna<br \/>\nMs. Sewwandi Alawaththa<br \/>\nMaheshika Sakalasuriya<br \/>\nSwasthika Arulingam<br \/>\nParakrama Niriella, Theatre Director<br \/>\nRuwanthie de Chickera, Playwright<br \/>\nDr Sunil Wijesiriwardhane, Cultural Critic<br \/>\nNadie Kammallaweera, Actor<br \/>\nAnanda Galappatti<br \/>\nDr. S. Arivalazahan<br \/>\nDr J.Sivagnanam, Eastern University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nChandragupta Thenuwara, University of Visual and Performing Arts<br \/>\nAnurudda Pradeep Karnasuriya, Sri Jayawardenapura University<br \/>\nSithumini Rathnamalala, University of Moratuwa<br \/>\nAhilan Kadirgamar<br \/>\nKalpa Rajapakshe, University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nSakuna M. Gamage<br \/>\nNiyanthini Kadirgamar<br \/>\nRavi Tissera<br \/>\nLakmali Hemachandra<br \/>\nDamith Chandimal<br \/>\nINFORM Human Rights Documentation Centre<br \/>\nVijayananthan Thusandra<br \/>\nHarshana Nanayakkara, Lawyer<br \/>\nDr Pavithra Kailasapathy, University of Colombo<br \/>\nDr Kaushalya Perera, University of Kelaniya<br \/>\nDr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Centre for Policy Alternatives<br \/>\nRanmali Mirchandani, Dramatist<br \/>\nMarisa De Silva, Journalist<br \/>\nJake Orloff, Dramatist<br \/>\nKamani Jinadasa, Actor<br \/>\nShanthi Dias<br \/>\nPrashani Rambukwella<br \/>\nSampath samarakoon, Journalist<br \/>\nKumari Kumaragamage, Writer<br \/>\nChinthaka Rajapakse, Convenor, MONLAR<br \/>\nBrito Fernando, Convenor , Families of the Disappeared<br \/>\nUpul Kumarapperuma, Lawyer<br \/>\nN.V Nugawela<br \/>\nLuwie Ganeshathasan, Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nSandya Ekneligoda, Human rights activist<br \/>\nChandana Pathirana, Open University of Sri Lanka<br \/>\nJagath Siriwardena, Activist, 71 Sansadaya<br \/>\nLal luxman, Political Activist<br \/>\nRuki Fernando<br \/>\nGayani Yapa, Open University of Sri Lanka<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":47308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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