Law and Order Ministry announces platforms for public complaints on illegal surveillance, harassment

The Law and Order Ministry in a media release announced that there were several platforms available for the public to lodge complaints of illegal surveillance and harassment.

The Ministry said that from time to time it had been made aware of alleged incidents of harassment and illegal surveillance of the public, including of human rights defenders, victims of human rights violations and family members of missing persons.



“The Government of Sri Lanka is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all its citizens, at all times, and will ensure that any incident brought to the notice of the Sri Lanka Police is treated with utmost seriousness and investigated in keeping with the applicable laws,” the media statement said.

Accordingly, if any member of the public is subjected to or is made aware of instances of intimidation, illegal surveillance of civilians or harassment by any individual or group of persons, kindly use the following mechanisms to lodge a complaint with any or all of the following.

• National Police Commission - 1960 (hotline) 0115 107 722
• Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka – 1996 (hotline) 0112 505 575
• Special Investigations Unit of the Sri Lanka Police - 119 (hotline)
• TELL IGP - online complaints portal - http://www.telIigp.police.lk