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 ReetammaRangarajah Krishnaveni Sebastian Kanishika Seven other Tamil persons |
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 |
|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
|
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No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
065 066 |
27.04.07 |
Victor Canisius Culas Sebamalai Jebatiswran Peiris |
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 |
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