A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Saturday, September 5, 2015
PTA detainees – Ignored under “Yahapalanaya?”
- by WATCHDOG
- - on 09/05/2015
19 years in remand without conclusion of case,
17 years and case still ongoing in High Court,
15 years to file charges,
400-500 court hearings without conclusion of a case,
15 cases against one person, and
21 persons (or more) reported as arrested under the PTA in 2015.
17 years and case still ongoing in High Court,
15 years to file charges,
400-500 court hearings without conclusion of a case,
15 cases against one person, and
21 persons (or more) reported as arrested under the PTA in 2015.
The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and Emergency Regulations (ER)[1]have
resulted in arbitrary arrest, prolonged detention without charges, long
drawn out court cases, multiple cases against one suspect, inhumane
detention conditions, torture, forced confessions, long years to release
those who are innocent, post-release harassment and restrictions,
including re-arrests.