Continuing abuse under PTA: Abductions, Arbitrary Arrests, Unlawful Detentions and Torture

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WATCHDOG on 06/28/2016

By Marisa de Silva, Swasthika Arulingam and Ruki Fernando for WATCHDOG

On 30^th March, 2016, a suicide jacket, explosives and other ammunition was found in Chavakachcheri, Jaffna. Since then, as at 28^th June, the arrest of at least 28 persons have been reported. All of them have been Tamils from the north and east of Sri Lanka. All were men, except one woman whose husband was been arrested. A further 2 persons, (also Tamil men) were given “chits” (pieces of paper) at the international airport summoning them to the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) of the Police for inquiry. They were questioned and released on the same day.

Continuing Abuse Under PTA Abductions, Arbitrary Arrests, Unlawful Detentions and Torture by Thavam Ratna