Suspects who are cleared will be released - Minister

Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE

The Special Investigating Committee investigating into disappearances and abductions has taken immediate steps to release suspects who are detained at the Terrorism Investigating Unit and whose identities have been cleared.

Construction and Engineering Services Minister Dr. Rajitha Senarathna said that disappearances and abductions have drastically dropped after President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed a Special Investigation Committee to investigate into the big 'hue and cry' regarding disappearances and abductions in the country.

Accordingly, the Special Investigation Committee will release the suspects who are found to be innocent, of the 74 detained by the Terrorist Investigation unit.

The Minister said that the false propaganda regarding abductions of Muslims have reduced as the result of establishing the committee and the Muslims are totally confident over the way investigations are being carried out. "The Committee would release 43 suspects who were detained at the Boossa camp while it would investigate into the disappearances and abductions in the Jaffna peninsula with the help of Police and Security Forces", the Minister said.