CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed a decision by Police Scotland to not renew its training contract with Sri Lanka’s police following allegations of human rights abuses.

The contract, which is due to expire next March, will not be extended, Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said today.

The training was suspended in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mr Livingstone said, and had not resumed because officers required “a review to accurately reflect the current security and human rights issues in the region.”