Northern people’s and student’s representatives meet President
A group of people, including a member of Northern Provincial Council K. Sivajilingam who recently protested in Jaffna hoisting black flags, met with President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, yesterday (19th Oct.).
During this meeting, they presented their demands to the President.
They requested the President to provide presidential pardon to the Tamil prisoners who are in jail now for their actions during the period of armed conflict without trial and those who are facing trial for similar criminal acts.
The delegation also requested to keep these suspects separated from other prisoners who have been convicted for various corruption charges including drug smuggling and provide them an opportunity for vocational training.
They said the case filed in relation to the Prevention of Terrorism Act has been taken up for hearing at Vavuniya Court and later transferred into Anuradhapura Court. They requested the President to transfer that case back to Vavuniya Court.
After this meeting, representatives of Tamil Students Association of Jaffna University met the President. They also requested to transfer that PTA case to Vavuniya Court again. They pointed out several protests are carried out there due to this reason.
Taking this request into consideration, the President directed the Attorney General’s Department to examine the possibility of taking required actions on this regard.
At this meeting, the President pointed out both parties can get a clear idea through discussing about the issues. He said it helps to avoid misunderstandings.
President Sirisena said he would make a statement regarding the solutions that can be given to all related issues through the discussions with Attorney General, police and the court.
(Government News Portal)
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what sirisena ought to do is to stand by the basic principles of a unitary state. by his action to hold a tete with the the norhern students while tear gassing and water canonig southern students perpetrates divisio undermines the principle of a unitary state. he ought not for get the rural sinhala are just as vulnerable to lopsided educational policies and source of deprivation to what the government has to offer.
the problems beig the same any discussion should involve the sinhalese and the muslims as opposed to enter enter into unilateral agreements to satisfy the tamils.
hypocrite sirisena if you know what i mean. yet according to one report he canvassed for a poting with the un diabolical that he is not fluent in any of the languages recognised by the un