Into the valley of death marched the 600 Source:Sundaytimes In one man’s quest for justice, retired Senior Superintendent of Police Tassie Seneviratne recounts the “saddest day in Sri Lanka’s police history” in his soon to be released book ‘Human Rights & Policing – Reminiscences of My Police Days’. Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports He lives in retirement in Gampaha, reading, writing, gardening and listening to bird calls but although he has had a colourful career in the Police Force of old during its “best of times” which gradually became the “worst of times” there is a quest burning within him. A compelling duty yet to be fulfilled. Justice and due recognition for a group of “forgotten heroes”, is retired Senior Superintendent of Police Tassie Seneviratne’s quest. A quest begun way back in June 1990 when he traced the bloody and tragic path that several of his brother officers and juniors were “ordered” ...

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