Author: Aathif Anaas
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Supreme Court slams Police brutality; urges government intervention
In a strongly worded judgement condemning police violence, the Supreme Court has ruled that the fundamental rights of a lorry driver were violated by two officers of the Thalatuoya Police Station in Kandy, reiterating that the time has come for the Government to urgently address the systemic problem of police brutality. A three-judge bench comprising