Law and Order and Western Development Minister Sagala Ratnayaka told Parliament today he had requested Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara to produce a report on the alleged abduction of Medical Faculty Students’ Action Committee (MFSAC) Convener Ryan Jayalath, within two weeks.
The announcement comes hot on the heels of a meeting between the Minister and the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), after which the GMOA suspended a 24-hour token strike begun this morning citing a ‘favourable response from the Law and Order and Southern Development Minister.
Five among eight demands made by the GMOA pertain to the alleged abduction of MFSAC Convener Ryan Jayalath: The GMOA have asked that the identities of the Police officers involved in the alleged abduction incident are revealed and a public apology and assurance is given by the Police that they would no longer act in that manner.
On Friday (21) a group of policemen had attempted to arrest MFSAC Convener Ryan Jayalath outside the Organization of Professional Associations (OPA) where the GMOA together with other trade union representatives were conducting a meeting on trade union action scheduled for July 25.