Separate police unit to probe complaints of religious slander on social media

December 13, 2023 06:30 pm

Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon has directed the Computer Crime Investigation Division (CCID) to establish a separate division in order to investigate allegations of religious hate crimes perpetrated through social media.

Accordingly, the public can report such crimes through the following methods:

Phone number - 0112300637
Fax - 0112381045
Email - ccid.religious@police.gov.lk

Speaking in this regard, Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said: “The Acting IGP directed the Police Computer Crimes Investigation Division (CCID) to establish a separate division to accept the complaints related to the religious crimes.

“Accordingly, a separate division was established within the CCID for the investigation of complaints related to religious slander,” he said.

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