RIYADH, 5 May 2006 — Sri Lanka is negotiating with the Kingdom to train its police officers here. A delegation of Sri Lankan Muslim judges has requested the Saudi government to train some police officers at the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS).
“NAUSS has a highly sophisticated training department for training police officers in forensic sciences. It trains officers using state-of-the-art technology,” the leader of the delegation told Arab News.
He pointed out that the lectures were in English and that Lankan officers would not have any communication problems. The delegation is on a study tour at the invitation of the Ministry of Justice to familiarize itself with the legal proceedings followed by Shariah courts.
“Our mission is also to exchange experience with the judges and officials who are arbitrating cases related to Muslim marriages and divorce,” Sri Lankan Justice Saleem said. Saleem, who visited the High Court, Preliminary Court, Primary Court for Security and Marriage and other judicial institutions in the capital, said: “We in Sri Lanka go by circumstantial evidence but here court verdicts are strictly based on the statements made by the eye-witnesses.”
The members of the team also visited the Sri Lankan Embassy in Riyadh. The island’s ambassador, A.M.J. Sadiq, hosted a dinner in honor of the delegation at his residence. Sadiq said the delegation would explore opportunities for Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia to benefit from each other’s experience and knowledge.
