Police “unaware” of prisoners’ sensitivities
The government says that it will carry out an inquiry about an attack on police in a Sri Lankan jail that left almost fifty police officers and some prison officials injured.
Prisons deputy minister Wijithamuni de Zoysa say that police not been sensitive about prisoners’ feelings would have led to the attack in the Welikada prison on Sunday.
“Prisoners have an animosity towards police and judges,” the deputy minister told BBC Sandesaya.
“Therefore, searches should be carried out in the manner that a doctor examines a patient than rough handling.”
The police had entered the Welikada Prison in the capital, Colombo, in an early morning raid.
They were searching for illegal drugs as part of a nationwide campaign against narcotics. But some prisoners resisted the search and inflicted head and chest injuries on the officers.
“The situation is now under control,” said deputy minister de Zoysa.
The minister says police had to involve in the search as prison officials are “corrupt.”
Commissioner General of Prisons, Maj Gen VR de Silva told BBC Sandeshaya that the search was conducted in every prison after obtaining a warrant from a court but there were no troubles in other prisons.
BBC
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The operation may not have been well planned and executed. Some prison warders are also reportedly complicit in the attack on the police as they are behind the drugs, mobile phones and weapons supply to the hardcore prisoners, at a price.
A thorough investigation is needed to expose the guilty parties and hound them out of the prison service. Enough of this talk of prisoner’s rights. They are hardcore criminals who have committed heinous crimes. They should pay for it with their lives. I call for the death penalty to be re-introduced. In theocratic countries such as Saudi Arabia, Shariah Law prevails. Such heinous criminals are executed. Isn’t it high time we do not waste money on the up-keep of these hardcore criminals who have committed murder and other heinous crimes? Get rid of this vermin. Execute them now. No more talk of rehabilitation. They are hardcore and cannot be rehabilitated. They committed murder and other heinous crimes. The only penalty is death to this vermin.
we have to follow the singapore method to handle drug trafficers and the users. Please don’t waste tax payers money to feed them.
Kill the corrupted Prison officials!
Reinstate the death penalty!
Plant a BRAIN capable of handling these to stupid police!
If they did the crime they have to serve the time. They had a chioice their victems did not.