Srilanka, May 24 -- The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that six former officers of the Thambuttegama Police must personally pay Rs. 1.2 million compensation for violating the fundamental rights of a youth who was arrested, brutally assaulted, and tortured after participating in a 2012 protest march against the police.

The judgment was delivered yesterday (23) by Supreme Court Justice Priyantha Fernando, with the concurrence of Justices Thurai Raja and Yasantha Kodagoda, following a fundamental rights petition filed by Susil Priyanka Seneviratne, a resident of Thambuttegama.

The court found that the officers-former constables Prasanna Karunajeewa, M.D. Jagath Pala, M.G.T.B. Abeysinghe, Upali Herath and Police Sergeant P.K. Prematunga-violated...