Two out of the four Jaffna University students arrested by the Terrorist Investigations Division in the immediate aftermath of former LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran’s birthday in November last year were today released following protests by students and teachers.

 

Rehabilitation Commissioner Tharshana Hettiarachchi said the two students -- Jaffna University Student Council President Bawananthan and Science Faculty third year student Solomon were released yesterday. 
 

In November last year 11 students were arrested over allegations of a petrol bomb attack on a TELO office and for engaging in other pro-LTTE activities. Subsequently seven students were released. 
 

The students had undergone training at a rehabilitation camp since November last year at a military camp in Welikanda and later in Vavuniya. (Olindhi Jayasundere and Kunaseharan Suren )