Youth arrested over alleged LTTE-promoting TikTok videos

Colombo, June 4 (Daily Mirror) - A 24-year-old resident of Udayanagar in Kilinochchi has been arrested for allegedly uploading videos containing songs that glorify the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Police said.

According to investigations carried out by the Jaffna Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau, the suspect had performed several songs during a musical event held in Navakkuli, Chavakachcheri on May 31.

Police alleged that the suspect later edited four of the songs and uploaded them to his TikTok account, presenting them in a manner that promoted or expressed support for the LTTE organization.

The suspect was arrested and produced before the court along with the mobile phone believed to have been used to upload the videos.

Accordingly, the suspect was ordered to be remanded until June 17, 2026. 

He has been charged under Section 03(g) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), No. 48 of 1978.

Further investigations are underway.