If students are not released, international level investigation. Amnesty council urge

International Amnesty Council operating for international human rights functioning in London has made a request to release the two Jaffna university students who are detained under the police security arrested under the terrorism prevention law.

If they are not released according to the approved defense security protocol, the council urged them to face the international case hearing.

During the tension situation prevailed in the Jaffna university in last year November month, four students were arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Unit, and two of these students are among them.

The reason for their arrest is due to a petrol bomb attack against the local political movement office, activities for organizing protest were notified.

Out of the four, two after rehabilitation at Welikanda camp, were released last month. But the other two are still detained at the camp.

The detainees are Jaffna University students’ union secretary P.Tharshanth and arts faculty students’ union leader K.Jenamey Jayan. They should be released was the request made by the International Amnesty council

Failure to release these two students, according to the approved criminal charges, according to the security protocol approved international basis to present them for case hearing was appealed.

Detainees should be maintained to international standard, opportunities for their lawyers and families to meet them, opportunity to obtain the necessary medical assistance, to ensure the authorities were urged by the council.

Tuesday , 05 February 2013