An article from Daily Mirror forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: POLICE ON TRIAL: Exercising Authority without Accountability • Officers are rarely prosecuted for misconduct, including the brutal use of force on citizens. In rare cases, officers found guilty are given minor disciplinary punishments or given warnings. • The NPC received a total of Rs.127, 764, 000 budgetary allocation in 2018 which was more than double what it had received in the year 2015 — Rs.47, 030, 000. However, statistics indicate that the commission has failed to fulfil one…