Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Monday, July 3, 2017

Prisoners are being brutally assaulted

Prisoners are being brutally assaulted
Prisoners are being brutally assaulted

Jul 02, 2017

Suspects being held at the Anuradhapura and Vavuniya prisons are being brutally assaulted, the Kilinochchi District Court was informed last week.One of five suspects arrested over the attempt to assassinate Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran informed the Kilinochchi District Court judge that he was assaulted by six jail guards.

The suspect reportedly suffered serious injuries on his legs while being kept in remand in Anuradhapura, the judge was told when the case over the attempted murder of the Parliamentarian was heard.The suspect had reportedly been assaulted in the night on 23 rd June by the six prison guards.
The judge was also told that another inmate of the Vavuniya prison also suffered a similar assault. After hearing the submissions, the judge ordered that the suspects in the plot to assassinate Sumanthiran be kept in remand in Jaffna.
AshWaru Colombo