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

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.

-adaderana