A group of 27 political prisoners were re-remanded by a court in Colombo on Monday, reports The Island.
The 27 prisoners are accused of being members of the LTTE have been re-remanded until January 4. Bail has not been granted, with the Sri Lankan Attorney-General’s approval needed before any such measure can take place.
The Sri Lankan government had pledged to release Tamil political prisoners by December 15, after large scale protests and hunger strikes across the island. The deadline has since passed with no significant action having taken place.
See our earlier post:
Sri Lankan government has failed to uphold promises on Tamil political prisoners – CTC (19 Dec 2015)
The 27 prisoners are accused of being members of the LTTE have been re-remanded until January 4. Bail has not been granted, with the Sri Lankan Attorney-General’s approval needed before any such measure can take place.
The Sri Lankan government had pledged to release Tamil political prisoners by December 15, after large scale protests and hunger strikes across the island. The deadline has since passed with no significant action having taken place.
See our earlier post:
Sri Lankan government has failed to uphold promises on Tamil political prisoners – CTC (19 Dec 2015)