The chief minister of the Northern Province, members of parliament, school students and teachers jointly presented a petition to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, calling for the immediate release of students who were arrested in Jaffna earlier this month.
The petition, delivered to Mr Sirisena as he visited the Jaffna Vembadi women’s higher secondary school, contained the names of students arrested by Sri Lankan police for allegedly participating in a protest against the rape and murder of a Tamil schoolgirl.
Mr Sirisena told the audience that he “will take actions to investigate this matter soon” adding that those who were proven to be innocent would be released.
Also see our earlier posts:
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Sirisena visits Jaffna after protests over school girl rape (26 May 2015)
Sri Lankan CID officers probe 'anti-national' groups in Jaffna (25 May 2015)
Uprising inevitable if conditions allowing sexual violence remain unchanged say Tamil students (24 May 2015)
Sri Lankan police pursue and assault protesters in Jaffna (21 May 2015)