The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence has ordered for the disappearances campaigner Balendran Jeyakumari, who is currently reported to be detained at Boosa camp, to be detained for 18 days, reports Uthayan.
Ms Jeyakumari made the following statement to the judge:
"On the day of the incident, about 3.30 pm, I was feeding food to my child. At that time a tall person wearing a black jacket jumped over the wall and ran into our house.I took my daughter and immediately went outside the gate. Officers of the Terrorism Investigation Department were present outside our house in their vehicle. Without saying my name, they stated a name similar to mine, and asked if this was their house.
Before I could answer the question, as they said their name and asked if this was their house, they insisted this was my house, and introduced myself as the individual associated to that name. Immediately after, they sat us beside their vehicle and went inside the house.
Soon after they went inside, I heard two gunshots. Following that a large number of police and army came and interrogated us. I said I do not know anything about the person who jumped over the wall."
See related articles:
SL Army accuses Ananthi Sasitharan of making 'misleading' statements over Jeyakumari-Vipoosika arrest (15 Mar 2014)
Tamils protest in Vavuniya against detention of Jeyakumari and Vipoosika (15 Mar 2014)
BTF: Arrest of disappearances campaigner underscores need for strong UNHRC resolution (14 Mar 2014)
SL Foreign Minister dismisses concern over arrest of disappearances campaigner and daughter (14 Mar 2014)
TNA condemns arrest of Tamil activist, govt trying to 'send a message' says MP (14 Mar 2014)
‘This is a serious threat' warned detained Tamil campaigner in interview to C4 last month (14 Mar 2014)
Heavy military presence in Vanni (14 Mar 2014)
Detained Tamil campaigner held under PTA act by TDI (14 Mar 2014)
Tamils fearful after disappearances campaigner and daughter arrested by SL police (13 Mar 2014)
Tamil 'Disappearances' campaigner and 13y daughter held by Sri Lankan military (13 Mar 2014)
We need your support
Sri Lanka is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Tamil journalists are particularly at threat, with at least 41 media workers known to have been killed by the Sri Lankan state or its paramilitaries during and after the armed conflict.
Despite the risks, our team on the ground remain committed to providing detailed and accurate reporting of developments in the Tamil homeland, across the island and around the world, as well as providing expert analysis and insight from the Tamil point of view
We need your support in keeping our journalism going. Support our work today.
For more ways to donate visit https://donate.tamilguardian.com.
