Seven soldiers to appear in Jaffna court

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 09 March 2005, 20:55 GMT]
Ms Srinithi Nanthasekaran, Jaffna Additional Magistrate, Wednesday ordered the Jaffna Police to produce on March 14 all seven soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) who were on duty at Parameswara Junction on Friday where Mr Kathirgamu (65) was shot dead during a public protest against the death of school student Ms Nagendran Thulashika, legal sources said.

Ms Nanthasekaran further ordered that the firearms recovered from the seven soldiers by the Police on her instruction on Friday, should be kept in the custody of the court, legal sources said.

Currently the firearms are in the custody of the Jaffna Police.