Vijayakala Maheswaran released on bail

:13 AM OCT 08

UPDATE: Colombo Chief Magistrate released Former State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran on a surety bail of Rs. 500,000 after she was produced before Courts today.

Former State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran was arrested by the Organized Crime Prevention Division (OCPD) early this morning (08), Police said.

Police Media Spokesperson Superintendent of Police (SP) Ruwan Gunasekara noted that the former State Minister was arrested by the officers of the OCPD at the premises of OCPD Headquarters, where she appeared before to record a statement.

Maheswaran on 2 July, speaking at a public event in Jaffna, called for the reorganization of the outlawed terrorist group LTTE in order to curb the rising crime in the North Province. The controversial statement made headlines receiving major backlash in the following weeks, which eventually resulted in her resignation from her portfolio as the State Minister of Women and Children Affairs.

Subsequently, the Attorney General instructed the Inspector General of Police in September 2018 to take legal action under Section 120 of the Penal Code against Maheswaran on the statements she had