Facebook icon
Twitter icon
e-mail icon

Abducted former LTTE commander found at TID

Last updated 25/04/16 21:51

A former LTTE commander who was earlier reported as abducted in the Eastern province, has been detained by Sri Lanka's Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), the police spokesperson revealed on Monday.

The commander, identified as Ram, was abducted at Thambuluvil in Amparai on Sunday after. 

He had already been through the Sri Lankan government’s ‘rehabilitation’ program after the end of the armed conflict on the island in 2009 and was only released 4 years later.

His wife had lodged a complaint with the police, but no further information has been released regarding his whereabouts.

The latest arrest comes just days after the arrest of another former LTTE cadre by Sri Lanka’s Terrorist Investigation Department (TID).

Another Tamil man who was also abducted by a white van from his home in Jaffna earlier this month, was subsequently found in Sri Lanka's notorious Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters in Colombo.

We need your support

Sri Lanka is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Tamil journalists are particularly at threat, with at least 41 media workers known to have been killed by the Sri Lankan state or its paramilitaries during and after the armed conflict.

Despite the risks, our team on the ground remain committed to providing detailed and accurate reporting of developments in the Tamil homeland, across the island and around the world, as well as providing expert analysis and insight from the Tamil point of view

We need your support in keeping our journalism going. Support our work today.

For more ways to donate visit https://donate.tamilguardian.com.