The Northern Provincial Council called for Sri Lanka's draconian anti-terror law to be repealed, in a resolution passed today, reported BBC Tamil and the Uthayan.
Accusing the Sri Lankan government of misusing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in order to repress the Tamil people, the TNA's NPC member Dr Sivamohan, when proposing the resolution, highlighted the PTA's overwhelming use in the North and East of the island.
"It is unacceptable that people can be imprisoned for seven years under the PTA, on accusations of not providing information, even if they are not associated with terrorism," Dr Sivamohan was quoted by BBC Tamil as saying.
"Similarly, confessions extracted under duress from someone who is detained, can be used as evidence against them to file a case," he added.
Accusing the Sri Lankan government of misusing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in order to repress the Tamil people, the TNA's NPC member Dr Sivamohan, when proposing the resolution, highlighted the PTA's overwhelming use in the North and East of the island.
"It is unacceptable that people can be imprisoned for seven years under the PTA, on accusations of not providing information, even if they are not associated with terrorism," Dr Sivamohan was quoted by BBC Tamil as saying.
"Similarly, confessions extracted under duress from someone who is detained, can be used as evidence against them to file a case," he added.