Two HRDs detained by TID in Sri Lanka while the UNHRC 25 discuss Sri Lanka situation
(Lanka-e-News- 17.March.2014, 2.00AM) Late evening around 10.30 pm Sri Lanka time yesterday (16 March) two well known human rights defenders Ruki Fernando of INFORM, Colombo and Rev. Fr Pravenn, Director of the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (CPR), Jaffna were arrested in Kilinochchi by special team of Terrorist Investigation Division, who came from Colombo.
After the arrest both of them were brought to the Kilinochchi police station and they were interrogated in separate locations. One of them was taken to the bachelors' mess (restaurant) and the other person was taken to the mess located behind the police station They were questioned for nearly 3 hours until 1.30 am Sri Lanka time.
LeN sources has seen that both of them were bundled in to TID vehicle, hand cupped and blindfolded and soon after the TID vehicle had left for Colombo. According to LeN sources Kilinochchi police has not made any entry in the record books about the arrest and questioning of Ruki Fernando and Fr. Praveen.
According to the same LeN intelligence sources the HRDs were questions on whether they have sent any information to Geneva Human Rights Council and whether they have used secret telephone frequency to transmit the information.
(Lanka-e-News- 17.March.2014, 2.00AM) Late evening around 10.30 pm Sri Lanka time yesterday (16 March) two well known human rights defenders Ruki Fernando of INFORM, Colombo and Rev. Fr Pravenn, Director of the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (CPR), Jaffna were arrested in Kilinochchi by special team of Terrorist Investigation Division, who came from Colombo. After the arrest both of them were brought to the Kilinochchi police station and they were interrogated in separate locations. One of them was taken to the bachelors' mess (restaurant) and the other person was taken to the mess located behind the police station They were questioned for nearly 3 hours until 1.30 am Sri Lanka time.
LeN sources has seen that both of them were bundled in to TID vehicle, hand cupped and blindfolded and soon after the TID vehicle had left for Colombo. According to LeN sources Kilinochchi police has not made any entry in the record books about the arrest and questioning of Ruki Fernando and Fr. Praveen.
According to the same LeN intelligence sources the HRDs were questions on whether they have sent any information to Geneva Human Rights Council and whether they have used secret telephone frequency to transmit the information.
