Sri Lanka: Jaffna’s Mayor arrested for trying to resurrect LTTE
Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said the Mayor was arrested in connection with offenses of the Prevention under Terrorism Act (PTA).
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Published: 9th April 2021 8:10 pm IST Jaffna Mayor Manivannan Visvalingam (File Photo/ Twitter)
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) on Friday arrested the Mayor of Jaffna Municipal Council Manivannan Visvalingam for allegedly trying to promote the ideology of the banned militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) group, reports said.
Visvalingam was arrested on charges of attempting to resurrect the defunct LTTE by deploying five persons in uniform similar to those worn by the so-called police officers of the group, police said.