President promises speedy resolution to TMVP arrests
Posted by Editor on May 19, 2011 - 4:54 pm
Following the arrest of TMVP members in Batticaloa President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ensured Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan that he will resolve the issue within a week, TMVP Media Spokesman Azad Mowlana stated.
In a meeting held today (May 19) between the two parties, the President had expressed his regret at the incident and had claimed that he had no knowledge of the offenses that had been brought against the arrested parties.
Mowlana stated that the President had assured the Chief Minister that once a Police report was submitted regarding the arrests that the matter will be resolved within a week.
Courtesy: Ada Derana
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