Dambulla court releases 22 Tamil youths

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 11:51 GMT]
The Dambulla Magistrate Monday released 22 Tamil youths who were arrested on November 6 when they failed to prove their identity with valid government documents. The Magistrate warned them that they should be armed in future with necessary documents to prove their identity.

The youths had been working in Dambulla Economic Development Centre are residents of upcountry areas.

They were taken into custody in cordon and search operations conducted by the Sri Lanka Army with the Police. The Dambulla police produced them in court after preliminary inquiry.

Dambulla, a town in the north central province is located along Kandy-Colombo road.