A senior police officer placed in the Jaffna, today, denied that women and children were being sexually abused in the North East.
The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police in Jaffna, Rohan Dias, denied allegations made by the Northern Provincial Councillor, Ananthi Sasitharan, at the United Nations, that soldiers and security force personnel were sexually abusing women and children.
Dias alleged that 36 cases of rape had occurred last year and that those responsible were relatives or residents of Jaffna.
NGO event at UNHRC calls for investigation into sexual violence in Sri Lanka (19 March 2014)
The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police in Jaffna, Rohan Dias, denied allegations made by the Northern Provincial Councillor, Ananthi Sasitharan, at the United Nations, that soldiers and security force personnel were sexually abusing women and children.
Dias alleged that 36 cases of rape had occurred last year and that those responsible were relatives or residents of Jaffna.
NGO event at UNHRC calls for investigation into sexual violence in Sri Lanka (19 March 2014)