Five more arrested in Jaffna for breach of curfew
[TamilNet, Monday, 29 January 2007, 16:43 GMT]
Sri Lanka Amy (SLA) troopers arrested two civilians from Gurunagar and three
from other parts of Jaffna town within Jaffna Municipality Sunday
night for violating curfew regulations, and handed them over to Jaffna
police. The police produced the five arrested at the Jaffna court
before District Magistrate R. T. Vignarajah who ordered them to be
placed in Jaffna prison until February 9 and directed the police to
conduct inquiry to find out whether they are connected to any
criminal activity, legal sources in Jaffna said.
Seven persons were arrested Saturday night, following the directive
of the chief Justice to Jaffna region SLA commander. The chief justice (CJ) Sarath N Silva ordered Jaffna region Sri Lanka Army (SLA) commander on Saturday to strictly enforce the overnight curfew, as the CJ had received many complaints of murders, robberies, abduction and arrests during curfew hours. Mr Silva also had instructed that anyone arrested for curfew
violation to be produced before courts.
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