TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR

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Documented cases of ARBITRARY ARRESTS/DETENTION – March 2007– August 2007

(actual arrests higher than documented by TCHR)

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Arrest

District

Incident

001

002

003

004

01.03.07

Anthony Reetamma

Rangarajah Krishnaveni

Sebastian Kanishika

Seven other Tamil persons

F
F
F

M

33

26

17

Kalubowila, Dehivala

Colombo

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police under Prevention of Terrorism Act –PTA. MP informed.

 

005

02.05.07

Kandasamy Chandrakumaran

M

24

Katunayake

Colombo

Arrested by SL CID Police, detained,interrogated by TID

006

02.03.07

Ponniah Satyaraj

M

 

Kinniya

Trincomalee

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Army

007

03.03.07

Three Tamil youth

M

 

Chilaw

NWest Prov

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police

008

04.03.07

Nine persons

 

 

Kalutara and Mutagama

Southern Pr

Arrested in cordon and search by SL Police. Detained

009

010

04.03.07

Velautham Amalathas

Four Tamil youth

M

M

28

Uduvil

Jaffna

Four youths, and IDP on way to church arrested bySLArmy Complaint lodged with Gov'ment funded HR Commission

011

05.03.07

Two Tamil youth

M

 

Chunnakam

Jaffna

Arrested in cordon and search by SL Army. Detained

012

08.03.07

Thirty Eight persons

 

 

Dambulla

NCent Prov

Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained

013

08.03.07

Seven persons

 

 

Teldeniya

Kandy

Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained

014

015

016

017

018

019

09.03.07

V J Chamitha

D Fernando

R Fernando

Lakshman Yootan

Dhamika Chinnaiah

Ranjitkumar

M
M
M
M

M

M

 

Negombo

Colombo

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police

020

10.03.07

Six persons

 

 

Aanaikkodai

Jaffna

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Army

021

11.03.07

Ten Tamil persons

 

 

Tissamaharagama

Matara

Rice mill workers arrested by SL army and police. Detained

022

12.03.07

Thirteen Tamils

MF

 

Kohuwela

Colombo

Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained

023

15.03.07

Thirteen Tamil persons

 

 

Hathuduwa, Mt Lavinia

Colombo

100people interrogated, 13 arrested by SL Army and Police

024

16.03.07

Three Tamil youth

M

 

Kulankulam

Vavuniya

Arrested by SL Army while travelling by bus. Detained.

025

18.03.07

Thirty eight persons

MF

 

Mount Lavinia

Colombo

Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained

026

19.03.07

Nineteen persons

 

 

Mudcove

Trincomalee

Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained

027

21.03.07

Seventy-two persons

 

 

Uddapu, Chilaw

NWest Prov

Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained

028

21.03.07

One youth

 

 

Sakkottai, Vadamaradchi

Jaffna

Arrested by Sri Lanka Army in cordon search. Detained

029

26.03.07

Two Tamil persons

MF

 

Seeduwa

Colombo

Arrested in cordon and search by SL Police. Detained

030

30.03.07

Eleven Tamil persons

MF

 

Dehiwala

Colombo

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Arrest

District

Incident

031

032

30.05.07

Kandasamy Ravichandran

Tharmalingam Thirumaran

M

M

36

26

Grandpass

Colombo

Arrested in cordon and search operation by Sri Lanka Police. Detained by police and interrogated by TID.

033

30.03.07

MK Sivajilingam

M

 

Colombo town

Colombo

MP interrogated by SL Police, Terrorism Investigation Division TID, for 10 hrs on false accusations

034

035

30.03.07

Sellathurai Gnanasegaram

Pirapaharan Jeyenthiran

M
M

27

23

Eechantivu, Kinniya

Trincomalee

Arrested by Sri Lanka Army in cordon search. Detained and interrogated.

036

037

038

039

040

041

31.03.07

Sebastian Joseph Jebateepan

Prakash Sripaskaran

Selvanayagam Amalraj

Arulnayagam J. Jesuthasan

Muharasa Murali

Pushparajah Pushpakanthan

M

M

M

M

M

M

28

28

25

25

22

20

St Anthony's Church Welfare Centre, Muttur

Trincomalee

Arrested by Sri Lanka Army at midnight and detained. Severely interrogated in Muttur Army Camp. Families lodged complaints with government funded Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (HRC) and Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM). Many who returned to Muttur stay in catholic churches at night for safety.

042

01.04.07

Thirty Tamil persons

 

 

Delft sea coast

Jaffna

Refugees arrested by Sri Lanka Navy as fleeing to S India.

043

01.04.07

Seven Tamil persons

MF

 

Kohuwela

Colombo

Arrested,detained,by SL Army & Police. Interogated by TID

044

045

02.04.07

Poobalasingham Gagendran

Gunaratnam Rajikamal

M
M

22

20

Fort, Colombo

Colombo

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police.

046

02.04.07

Ten Tamil persons

 

 

Thankalai

Hambantota

Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained

047

03.04.07

Thirt-five Tamil persons

 

 

Palayadivettai, Nellikaddu

Amparai

IDPs arrested by SL army when returning to see homes

048

04.04.07

Fifteen persons

 

 

Eravur

Batticaloa

Arrested by Sri Lanka Army in cordon search. Detained

049

04.04.07

Thirteen Tamil persons

MF

 

Kataragama

NWest Prov

Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained

050

05.04.07

Seven persons

 

 

Wattala

Western Pro

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police

051

05.04.07

Six Tamil persons

 

 

Kandy town

Kandy

Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained

052

06.04.07

Three Tamil persons

MF

 

Wellawatte

Colombo

Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained

053

06.04.07

Nineteen Tamil persons

 

 

Tangalle

Matara

Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained

054

07.04.07

Twelve Tamil persons

 

 

Uppadu, Munthal: Chilaw

NWest Prov

Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained

055

07.04.07

Thirty one Tamil persons

 

 

IDP villages in Eravur

Batticaloa

Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained

056

057

058

059

10.04.07

Packiyarasa Puvi

Ganeshan Uthayan

T Venugopal

Three Tamil persons

M
M
M

26

26

21

Pavatkulam

Vavuniya

Arrested by Sri Lanka Army in cordon and search operation. All males in the area were forced to Varikuttiyar junction, where they were then paraded and six were picked out by hooded informers. Detained & interrogated.

060

12.04.07

Twelve Tamil youth

MF

 

Eravur

Batticaloa

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police.

061

12.04.07

Nine Tamil persons

 

 

Iruthayapuram, Mutur Sth

Trincomalee

Arrested by SL Armed forces. Detained. Complaint to ICRC

062

13.04.07

Twenty-three persons

 

 

Trincomalee town

Trincomalee

Arrested in cordon and search by SL Army. Detained

063

13.04.07

Suntharampillai Ravikumar

M

28

Kodikamam

Jaffna

Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police.

064

21.04.07

Balasubramaniam W Indra

F

 

Wellawatte

Colombo

Arrested, detained by Sri Lanka Police. Interrogated by TID

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Arrest

District

Incident

065

066

27.04.07

Victor Canisius Culas

Sebamalai Jebatiswran Peiris

M
M

39

30

Thomaspuri

Mannar

Two fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Army and taken away blindfolded. Families complained to ICRC and SL Police

067

28.04.07

Sixteen Tamil persons

 

 

Colombo town

Colombo

Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained. Further 16,500 persons interrogated

068

30.04.07

Three Tamil persons