The Sri Lankan Army has reportedly discovered a stash of explosives and pornographic material in the office of Tamil National Alliance MP for Kilinochchi, reported the Daily Mirror.
Military Spokesperson Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasuriya was quoted as saying the MP's Coordinating Secretary had been taken into custody over the incident.
See details in TamilNet's report.
The Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) has been at the forefront of a systematic campaign since November to intimidate Tamil university students and MPs amid protests and agitation in Jaffna.
According to the accompanying narrative, the TNA, the TNPF, the university students and various civil society actors in Jaffna comprise a 'pro-LTTE network'. See this leaflet circulated on university campuses in the Sinhala areas amid the crackdown in the north.
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