Ex-LTTEers refuse rehabilitation

10 February 2016 03:04 pm Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 4 Bookmark

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Fourteen ex-LTTE cadres, arrested on charges of criminal activities and later granted bail refused to undergo a period of rehabilitation when the case was taken up by the Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Artigala today.

TID officers told the Magistrate that rehabilitation was a means of concluding the cases against the suspects.

However Senior Counsel K. Ratnavel appearing for the suspects told the Magistrate that his clients were innocent and they did not wish to undergo rehabilitation.

He said if the prosecution insisted on sending them for rehabilitation his clients would face trial instead and prove their innocence.

The Magistrate observed that if the suspects did not wish to undergo rehabilitation the Court could not subject them for rehabilitation other than trying them for the charges.

He said if the suspects had agreed to undergo rehabilitation at the beginning of the case they would have completed their rehabilitation by now. (T. Farook Thajudeen)

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BuffaloaCitizen Wednesday, 10 February 2016 04:27 PM

This case shows that the suspects want to prove to the world that they are not LTTE members and in all probability innocent civilians.

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Navin Wednesday, 10 February 2016 05:00 PM

If they cant obey the law remand them back. Act by law simple. No favor or no revange.

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jerik Thursday, 11 February 2016 10:09 AM

This goes to show that this bunch of guys are still living with killing /terrorist mindset.

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Dinja Thursday, 11 February 2016 04:35 PM

Nice argument Baffaloa.. you deserve your name. Yeah.. any terrorist can avoid rehabilitation and say they are innocent civilians. You too can try that..Hikz..

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