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Policemen in LTTE custody to be released on Tuesday? by Jayampathy Jayasinghe The fate of the three Police Officers including a Sub- Inspector of Police and two police constables attached to the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) currently being held by LTTE cadres will be decided when they will be taken before the LTTE courts in Killinochchi on September 27, Police said. Northern Range DIG, Mahinda Baddewela said every effort has been made to seek their release after they strayed into LTTE held territory in Silavathurai last month. He said LTTE Political Wing leader Tamil Chelvan was told that the police had informed the LTTE area leader and the Bishop of Mannar before entering the LTTE held area with two Catholic priests to apprehend the British paedophile Michael Smith hiding in the Wanni jungles. They were detained on the pretext of collecting information on LTTE activity. According to sources it is most likely that the policemen will be released after being taken before the LTTE court in Killinochchi on September 27. The LTTE court is expected to give a ruling on this matter. Meanwhile it was learnt that several Tamil Members of Parliament who met the LTTE hierarchy had explained to them the purpose of the policemen's visit to Silavathurai. It is learnt that the police party were able to video tape the activity of Michael Smith inside the jungle. A compact disc containing the activities of British paedophile Michael Smith is to be handed over to the LTTE shortly. The British paedophile Michael Smith who surrendered to Police last week was produced in Courts and remanded pending completion of investigations yesterday. |
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