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Friday, January 10, 2020
Tamil Guardian correspondent released on bail following arrest
09 January 2020
Tamil Guardian's Batticaloa-based correspondent Selvakumar Nilanthan,
who appeared in court on Wednesday after reporting on alleged corruption
against a local government official, was released on bail.
S Nilanthan appeared at Eravur Circuit Magistrates Court on Tuesday,
where he was summoned to answer charges of reporting about protests and
disclosing the opinions of local residents on Tamil-language news
platforms against the divisional secretary (DS), N Vilvarathnam.
An initial complaint was tabled against the Batticaloa District Tamil
Union independent journalist Nilanthan on in February last year by the
DS and was filed at the Eruvar police station, alleging that he was
obstructing the duty of a government official.
Although over the past 10 months Nilanthan received no calls or letters
regarding the complaint, he was visited by police officers from Eravur
station on last Thursday night at around 9pm, informing him that he
should appear at court. Nilanthan has previously said he felt the DS had
used his influence to order Sri Lankan police officers to threaten him
with arrest by visiting his home at night and in plain clothes. The
journalist submitted a complaint against the district sub-inspector of
police for his irregular visits to the local human rights commission
(HRCSL).
Nilanthan was granted bail by Judge Karuppiah at Eravur Circuit
Magistrates Court and ordered to pay 2 lakh rupees to the court, earlier
today. He has been told to reappear in court on the 28th of February.
Tamil Guardian's Batticaloa-based correspondent Selvakumar Nilanthan,
who appeared in court on Wednesday after reporting on alleged corruption
against a local government official, was released on bail.
S Nilanthan appeared at Eravur Circuit Magistrates Court on Tuesday,
where he was summoned to answer charges of reporting about protests and
disclosing the opinions of local residents on Tamil-language news
platforms against the divisional secretary (DS), N Vilvarathnam.
An initial complaint was tabled against the Batticaloa District Tamil
Union independent journalist Nilanthan on in February last year by the
DS and was filed at the Eruvar police station, alleging that he was
obstructing the duty of a government official.
Although over the past 10 months Nilanthan received no calls or letters
regarding the complaint, he was visited by police officers from Eravur
station on last Thursday night at around 9pm, informing him that he
should appear at court. Nilanthan has previously said he felt the DS had
used his influence to order Sri Lankan police officers to threaten him
with arrest by visiting his home at night and in plain clothes. The
journalist submitted a complaint against the district sub-inspector of
police for his irregular visits to the local human rights commission
(HRCSL).
Nilanthan was granted bail by Judge Karuppiah at Eravur Circuit
Magistrates Court and ordered to pay 2 lakh rupees to the court, earlier
today. He has been told to reappear in court on the 28th of February.
