5 policemen and 2 passers-by joined in beating up the boy who was later tied to a post. FMTNews
Police allegedly beat 14-year-old up Thariq Ahamed for violating a curfew last week. .
The coastal town of Aluthgama, south of Colombo, is a flashpoint for inter-communal unrest. Three Muslims were killed during mob violence blamed on Buddhist nationalists in June 2014. A sub-inspector, a sergeant and a constable were suspended for “dereliction of duty”, a police statement said adding that the assault recorded on CCTV footage was being investigated by two special units.
He said a judicial medical officer who examined the teen had made derogatory remarks about minority Muslims in the majority Buddhist nation and also accused them of spreading the coronavirus. “It’s sad that the excellent work done by police during the #COVID19SL pandemic is now questioned after this,” Rajapaksa said on Twitter.
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