An Inspector of Police (IP) attached to the Kirulapona police station has been interdicted in connection with the attack on HNDA students.
Police spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekara said that the police officer was interdicted based on the recommendations of the National Police Commission, which launched a probe into the police attack on students during a protest staged at Ward Place in Colombo on October 29.
The students were demanding that the Higher National Diplomas in Accountancy (HNDA) be made equivalent to a degree programme and opposed curtailing the four year programme by one year.
The protesters, who were blocking the road at Ward Place near the University Grants Commission (UGC), were met with tear gas and water cannons as they refused to disperse.
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) of Sri Lanka also investigated the incident and in its report held that the police had violated the human rights of the HNDA students.
The HRC report recommended compensation to be paid to the students by police and disciplinary action taken against those responsible.
