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Two paramilitary members detained by CID over TNA MP killing

Two paramilitary members were detained by Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday, for questioning over the assassination of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP, Joseph Pararajasingham in 2005.

The two men were detained in Batticaloa, the Colombo Page reported.

Edwin Silva Krishna Kandaraja and Rengasami Kanyagama were two former LTTE members who broke away with the Karuna faction of the LTTE which later aligned itself with the Sri Lankan government.

Related article: Sri Lanka authorises CID to detain former paramilitary cadres for questioning (07 Oct 2015)

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