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SLMM Chief to meet Thamilselvan today by Ranil Wijayapala The unlawful 'arrest' of two Police constables in government controlled areas in Batticaloa by the LTTE will definitely be raised as one of the issues to be discussed on priority basis when Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission Chief Tryggve Telefssen meets LTTE political chief Thamil Selvan today in Kilinochchi. SLMM spokeswoman Agnes Bragadottir said the arrest of two Police constables by the LTTE in a government controlled area is a 'totally unacceptable' situation and the issue will definitely raised by Telefssen when he meets the LTTE representatives in Kilinochchi. Two Police constables Senadheera (34) (PC 28787) and Nihal (34) (RPC 4397) attached to the Traffic division of the Eravur Police station were abducted by the LTTE on Tuesday evening in a government-controlled area and the LTTE demands the release of LTTE cadre Subaru Devanayagam for the release of these two Police officers. The arrest of the LTTE cadre by the Police and the abduction of two Police officers are incomparable situations since the arrest of the LTTE cadre by the Police is purely a civil matter, Bragadottir added. The SLMM Chief also will take up the issue of the release of the sailor under the LTTE custody. He was taken into custody by the LTTE in Kattaparichchan in Trincomalee nearly one month back. The LTTE defied the SLMM demand for the release of the sailor going against their earlier pledge that they would abide by the SLMM rulings. There are a few other issues to be discussed at this meeting and the agenda for the meeting is yet to be finalised, she added. |
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