Sri Lanka authorises CID to detain former paramilitary cadres for questioning

Sri Lanka’s Chief Magistrate authorised the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to detain 2 former LTTE cadres for a period of 90 days to question them about the assassination of a former MP Joseph Pararajasingham.

Edwin Silva Krishna Kandaraja and Rengasami Kanyagama were two former LTTE members who broke away with the Karuna paramilitary group which later aligned itself with the Sri Lankan government.

The CID informed the court that on the two further suspects were abroad and would seek the assistance of INTERPOL to take the two former paramilitary combatants into custody, reports Ceylon Today.

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