UNDERWORLD FIGURE NADUN CHINTHAKA ALIAS “HARAK KATA” HAS BEEN PREVENTED FROM REVEALING BRIBE SEEKING COPS - HIS FATHER SAYS

Nelson Mervin Wickramaratne, the father of Nadun Chinthaka, commonly known as Harak Kata claims that his son suspects that he is being unjustly held in detention under PTA to prevent him from revealing details of senior police officers and politicians who had sought bribes.

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In a letter to the UNHRC he also says that his son had stated that he is unable to reveal such details to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) as he is being detained by the Counter Terrorism Investigation Division (CTID) of the police who are also connected to requests for such bribes, and he fears the withdrawal of even the minimum facilities afforded to him while in detention.

Nelson Wickramaratne says his son was arrested under the PTA in March 2023 and has been subjected to administrative detention under the same law till now, despite the Inspector General of Police having issued instructions to use the PTA only in instances of extreme necessity.

He had further informed the UNHRC as follows:

The report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka to the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council indicates PTA has been used regularly to arrest persons in 2024 and 2025.