The DNA laboratory built with a US$ 2.1 million assistance received from the United States is expected to provide Sri Lankan citizens with greater access to justice by enhancing legitimate prosecutions of criminals.
The lab includes the establishment of a bullet recovery tank for the firearms laboratory to discharge weapons safely and easily recover the bullets and casings for forensic comparisons and also building up a toxicology lab with analytical tools to assist in drug, toxicology and trace evidence analysis.
United States also has facilitated training for 6 Sri Lankan GAD scientists at Oklahoma State University, which has an internationally renowned forensics research and training program.
U.S. envoy in Sri Lanka Michele J. Sison has made a visit to inspect the newly built laboratory which has come up in Battaramulla.
“This grant delivered a state-of-the-art DNA crime laboratory as well as equipment to support firearms examination and drug and toxicology analysis. This project is a tangible demonstration for U.S. support to strengthen rule of law in Sri Lanka”, the US envoy was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the embassy.
The laboratory will be functional for tests required for court cases by mid-August 2013 and GAD scientists will continue to receive on the job technical training from U.S. experts until December 2013.
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