A meeting took place Tuesday (11) between Ben Mellor, Director, India and Indo-Pacific Ocean Directorate of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Sarah Hulton and the Minister of Public Security, Tiran AllesIt at the Ministry of Public Security.
At the meeting, Mr. Mellor drew attention to the way the Sri Lankan Police operates to control public gatherings.
Mr. Mellor stressed the importance of the Sri Lankan Police acting in a way that no party is prejudiced when controlling public gatherings.
Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles emphasized that the Sri Lanka Police will have to take action when these public gatherings take place without obtaining legal permission.
Mr. Ben Mellor and High Commissioner Hulton also told the Minister of Public Security that they agree that protecting law and order is a major responsibility of the Sri Lanka Police.
Minister of Public Security requested the Mr. Mellor to support organizing a training workshop for the Sri Lanka Police officers on crowd control.
Also, Mr. Ben Mellor, Mrs. Sarah Hulton and Mr. Tiran Alles were of the unanimous opinion that children should not be used as shields during public gatherings.