Repeal PTA and release arrested Uni. students: NPP

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While urging the government to repeal the Prevention of Terrorrism Act (PTA), the National People's Power today called on the government to release the three student activists who were detained under the PTA.

NPP General Secretary Tilvin Silva told a news conference that the three students including the IUSF Convener were detained under the PTA without producing in court as there was no evidence against them.

He said most of the Aragalaya activists who were arrested earlier were released by the court as there were no evidence against them.

"The government is now using the PTA to detain them without producing them in court as there is no evidence against them. We urge the government to repeal the PTA and release the detained student activists," he said.

Mr. Silva said it was surprising that President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who advocated to repeal the PTA during the Yahapalanaya Government, is now using the same Act to take revenge.

"This is an anti-democratic and anti-human Act. It should be repealed immediately,' he said. (Ajith Siriwardana)

Comments - 7

Nm Tuesday, 23 August 2022 04:32 PM

You have not changed at all. You tried to show a different face to the people. But the mask got undone when you tried to take over the parliament

Anthony Tuesday, 23 August 2022 04:36 PM

Mr. Education Minister its better open all Universities immediately, since by closing them, these people have nothing to do but create Aragalya.

Ram Tuesday, 23 August 2022 04:37 PM

Tilvin is not loud enough. Remember, to be loud, you must summon at least a good 500,000 to town to sign all the slogans together as the Aragalaya folks did. Then the deaf politicians will hear the message

Daily Mirror Humbug useless to give name Tuesday, 23 August 2022 06:12 PM

Anti democratic and anti human act perpetrators are these guys who used innocent youth to upfront to suffer and their leaders in safe abord as in71 88 89. They made use of IUSF to do same to come to power through Civil disturbing Aragalaya was another victim of these perpetrators.

Dee Tuesday, 23 August 2022 06:53 PM

There are some transformers down our road! Your guys can throw a bicycle chain and destroy it so that , amidst power cuts we can be in darkness the rest of the time! Remember? Your good old days! You guys ruined our future. Don't ruin the future of the present generation!

Law Student Tuesday, 23 August 2022 07:22 PM

I happened to read the PTA recently. Its provisions are unimaginably undemocratic and inhumane. It was passed as a law during RW's uncle JR's time as a temporary meausre. Im sure as a member of that government RW also put up his hand up for the bill. It is hilarious to think that RW now as a president, would repeal it, knowing very well how his uncle used it to crush his political opponents. PTA can detain anyone without bail for two whole years for a small thing like Facebook post. Even if Sajith Premedasa becomes next president he wont repeal it sonce he also knows very well how well his dad used it. We are all doomed for a foceable future. Over to you NPP!

Ma Tuesday, 23 August 2022 07:40 PM

So you can have another go to takeover the parliament? Unbridled hunger for power

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