LTTE cadres arrested in Malaysia brought to Sri Lanka
by Kurulu Kariyakarawana
Three LTTE cadres arrested by the Royal Malaysian police a few weeks
ago in Kuala Lumpur were brought to the country early yesterday morning,
the police said.
The suspects are Edmond Singharaja alias Seelan, Angurukankanamlage
Indika Sanjeewa alias Mohamed Sanjaya Abdul and Abdul Saleem Bin
Mohamed.
The Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division personnel
detained three of the four suspected LTTE members arrested in the Klang
Valley on July 4. Four suspected Tamil Tigers including a man had been
allegedly involved in the 1999 assassination attempt on the then
President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga.
A local police team who took the suspects for questioning at the
Bandaranaike International Airport, in Katunayake handed them over to
the Terrorist Investigation Division head office in Colombo.
Seven LTTE members were arrested by the Malaysian authorities
during the past few months. The TID detained the suspects for further
interrogation. |
