Jaffna Uni students protest for charges to be dropped
Students at the University of Jaffna continued their campaign to have their student leaders cleared of terrorism charges with a protest on Thursday.
26 May 2019
Following the Easter Sunday bombings by Islamist extremists, the president and secretary of the university’s student union were arrested when a photograph of LTTE leader V Prabhakaran was found in their office during a search operation of the campus. A canteen manager was also arrested and detained when a photo of Thileepan was found in the dining area.
All three were released on May 16 by the Jaffna Magistrate Court, granted bail on 100,000 Rs personal bond to each person.
Students, who are currently boycotting classes in a campaign for charges against the three to be dropped, gathered outside the campus protesting for their unconditional release.
