President’s lawyer Saliya Peiris has published a warning statement to the police officers who are acting on illegal orders.
Police officers who act on illegal orders should remember that someday they will have to pay for their illegal actions.
I have seen police officers who committed illegal acts and violated people’s rights to satisfy their superiors have to pay for their mistakes. Some paid in compensation and lost their promotions. Others faced prison terms after being found guilty of crimes.
When these things happened, their masters were nowhere to protect them. They had to face it alone.
The wheels of justice may turn slowly, but they will surely turn.
