Is it only we should be held responsible after ending the 30 year old war?

Aug 07, 2016

The political prisoners have added that even after establishing special judiciary courts they have not received any redress saying that whether it is only they who should be held responsible. This had been added on the 06th instant when a campaign was commenced by Father Sathivel and a group when they visited the Magazine prison at Welkada.

After the protest campaign what they had wanted was to release them after a rehabilitation programme and to release them to the society and not a special judiciary court to be appointed. They had accused that only what they had received was to pay a higher fee for lawyers. They also had said that each time when they had to meet the lawyers when they were subjected to checking their clothes had become dirty and needed to be washed in the laundry.

 

The political prisoners had disclosed that there are about 150 political prisoners have been kept in prisons before the war and after the war. A number of others had been released from prison. What these political prisoners had said was after ending the 30 year old war is it only they who should be held responsible?

 

As a protest for these political prisoners the relatives, members of political parties, civil organizations and members of the public of them are to stage protests opposite the Welikada prison headquarters and in front of the Jaffna bus halt on the 08 instant at 10.am.

 

This protest according to Father Sathivel is to get these political prisoners released. A similar protest is to be conducted outside several prisons in the outstations followed by a satyagraha.