Sri Lanka’s military Chief of Staff has told the army to be aware of the activities of ‘LTTE supporters’ and ‘overseas activists’ reports Colombo Gazette.
Addressing Sri Lanka’s army on emerging threats, Major General Milinda Peiris called on the army to be alert to the possible re-assembling or resurgence of Liberation Tamil Tiger of Tamil Eelam supporters and overseas activists.
The major general, went on to criticise calls to repeal legislation that allowed for arbitrary detention, adding,
“We are living in fast changing environments which are highly complex. Unlike those days, an arrest of a suspect too would end up as a violation of fundamental rights and you would have to end up in courts”
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