A Tamil man from Mannar has been arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Department, the Uthayan reported.
Thangathurai Jeyins, 38, attended a court hearing, when he was arrested and taken to Vavuniya, his wife told the paper.
She said that Sri Lankan intelligence officers in a letter told her that he was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and needed to be rehabilitated due to his membership of the LTTE 20 years ago.
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