Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- With the aim of increasing transparency and reduce misconduct during interactions with the public, the Sri Lanka Police will provide body cameras to all traffic officers, soon

The cameras will record all encounters, making it more difficult for both police and citizens to act unlawfully and provide reliable evidence in case of disputes.

The police will also install CCTV cameras in all detention cells, islandwide by the end of this year. While CCTV cameras will be installed in all 608 police stations, the busiest police stations will get the priority to install CCTV cameras first under this project. Funding for the cameras has been approved, and installation will start after the procurement process is finalised. T...