Supreme Court rules in favour of woman wrongfully detained over clothing design - LNW Lanka News Web

Six Years of Injustice: Supreme Court Affirms Rights of Wrongfully Arrested Muslim Woman • Sri Lanka Brief

Image: Police displayed the dress Abdul Rahim Masahina was wearing as a Buddhist symbol of Damma Chkra, though it was a picture of a ship’s rudder. Sri Lanka’s top court delivers a landmark ruling in favor of Abdul Rahim Masahina, arrested in 2019 over a misidentified symbol on her clothing. Background In May 2019, Abdul Rahim Masahina, a resident of Kolongoda, Hasalaka, was arrested by the Hasalaka Police over allegations of insulting Buddhism.…

Supreme Court rules in favour of woman wrongfully detained over clothing design - LNW Lanka News Web

July 31, Colombo (LNW): In a significant ruling underscoring the importance of safeguarding individual liberties, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has found that a senior police officer violated the fundamental rights of a woman who was unjustly arrested and detained over a misinterpreted clothing design. The case centred around an incident in 2019, in which Abdul Raheem Masaheena, a 47-year-old resident of Kolongoda, was taken into custody by police o…