The Jaffna district police superintendent Wimalasena claimed that the Tamil youth arrested earlier this week for allegedly putting up posters commemorating Tamil national remembrance day (Maaveerar Naal) has confessed to the crime.
The Tamil youth, originally from Meesalai, was arrested on November 26 by Sri Lankan police on terrorism charges.
The youth has "admitted that he produced them", Wimalasena was quoted by the Uthayan as saying. He has since been handed over to the Terrorism Investigation Department (TID), Wimalasena added.
According to Wimalasena, in a confession statement, the youth said:
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The Tamil youth, originally from Meesalai, was arrested on November 26 by Sri Lankan police on terrorism charges.
The youth has "admitted that he produced them", Wimalasena was quoted by the Uthayan as saying. He has since been handed over to the Terrorism Investigation Department (TID), Wimalasena added.
According to Wimalasena, in a confession statement, the youth said:
"Recently, societal ills have increased amongst youths [in Jaffna]. Sword fights and gang fights have increased. I produced the Maaveerar Naal posters to show the LTTE was still present, as no one would engage in such activities, if they felt they were around."Related articles:
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