Srilanka, Oct. 27 -- Police Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police F.U. Wootler has rejected a statement attributed to him in a press release issued by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) regarding the death of a young man while in the custody of the Homagama Police.

He stressed that he had never made the statement referred to by the Bar Association and expressed regret over the BASL's remarks.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka had earlier issued a statement expressing serious concern over the death of a 29-year-old, who died while in the custody of the Homagama Police.

In its statement, the BASL said family members of the deceased had reported observing physical injuries that appeared to indicate he had been severely assa...