In brief
Evidence
The Attorney General’s Department informed the CIUAH in late May that there will be no prosecution relating to the Sarathambal rape and murder case, as the police report contains no evidence on the offenders. Navy personnel are accused of gang-rape and murder of Punkudutivu Island resident S Sarathambal in December 1999.
Torture
The Supreme Court awarded compensation of Rs 150,000 ($2,000) on 29 May to HB Sriyawathie in a fundamental rights case. She had been tortured by police in Mirihana, while she was pregnant.
Severed
The Asian Human Rights Commission says that a finger of Ovitigala resident Vijitha Dissanayake was cut off by Kodituwakku, the officer-in-charge of the Matugama police station in Kalutara District.
Censorship
The government lifted censorship of military news on local and foreign media on 30 May. The censorship was imposed in June 1998. The ban on journalists into the north-east war zone, however, remains.
Bomb
The office of the Sinhala weekly Ravaya was bombed on 23 May. Editor Victor Ivan says that the bombing is a warning for continuing to criticize the government.
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