The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has called for a report from the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force regarding a complaint received from its members who were investigating a separate complaint regarding lack of facilities at the quarantine centre at the Mullaitivu Air Force Base claiming they were not allowed to investigate.
The initial complaint was lodged with the Human Rights Commission on the 9th of July by a group including the General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers’ Union Joseph Stalin claiming the quarantine centre in which they were detained lacked basic facilities.
Accordingly, officers from the Human Rights Commission had visited the quarantine centre on the 13th of July for preliminary investigations when the officer in charge of the centre had prevented them from entering the centre.
The Chairman of the Human Rights Commission, Dr. Jagath Balasuriya had written to the Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana requesting a report into the incident before the 20th of July.