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Mayor of Jaffna Visvalingam Manivannan who was arrested by the Jaffna police was released on bail after being produced before the Jaffna Magistrate yesterday, the police said.

Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said the Mayor had released on two personnel bail of Rs. 200,000 each by the Magistrate. 

Mayor Manivannan was arrested yesterday morning for allowing five of the municipal council's men to wear uniforms similar to the ones the de facto LTTE policemen used to wear during the conflict, the Police said.

The Mayor was arrested in connection with offences of the Prevention under Terrorism Act  (PTA), according to the gazette notification published on August 11, 2011.

Police investigations revealed that the five men attached to the Jaffna Municipal Council, were deployed in Jaffna town to perform police duties, he said.

"The Jaffna police were alerted about the five men and their outfit. The Jaffna Police and Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) conducted investigations into this and it was disclosed that the uniforms worn by the five men were similar to the ones worn by the de facto LTTE cops during the war," he said.

Jaffna police and the TID recorded statements from the Municipal Commissioner and the five men. 

It is understood that the Jaffna Mayor granted permission to recruit these men with the so-called uniforms.

According to the PTA, promoting LTTE or its ideology is prohibited. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama and Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)


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  • Kumara Saturday, 10 April 2021 03:05 AM

    Colombo Municipal Council's security guards seems only exception who can were similarly coloured uniform as LTTE security personnel and will not be taken before the laws of the land. The govt. needs to explain!!

    Paranthaman Muttiah Saturday, 10 April 2021 04:20 AM

    "Vinaza kala Viparitha Puthi"- "Meaning when bad times approach evil thinking gets into the mind"

    Mokan Saturday, 10 April 2021 04:41 AM

    What a joke the whole episode is

    baba Saturday, 10 April 2021 06:36 AM

    arrest them all

    Kumar Saturday, 10 April 2021 07:04 AM

    No pollical dialog before arrest?

    C.K.Lankaputhra Saturday, 10 April 2021 07:51 AM

    Organizing another police is a petty thing. It is not even as grave as plucking a coconut from a tree in some body else's land. So he is bailed out. What harm?

    Harris Saturday, 10 April 2021 07:54 AM

    Sowing seeds for another Separtist movement

    Easwaran Saturday, 10 April 2021 08:59 AM

    Marvellous political drama.

    Ranaweera Saturday, 10 April 2021 09:21 AM

    Based on the comments, it sounds like people like to have LTTE around . May be these people make profit out if chevos.

    TJ Saturday, 10 April 2021 10:12 AM

    The problem is nothing but paranoia. Better to get the head tested before the situation becomes acute.


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