Two Special Task Force intelligence officers accused of murdering a Tamil man in Jaffna last year have had their remand extended by the Jaffna magistrate.
The case of the Ariyalai murder of 24-year-old Don Bosco Rikman was taken up at Jaffna magistrates court on Tuesday.
Judge S. Satheeskaran denied the two intelligence officer’s request for bail, stating that the investigation is still ongoing.
They have been remanded until February 6.
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