Tamil youth arrested in Manthuvil taken to Colombo

[TamilNet, Monday, 18 June 2007, 19:35 GMT]
A Tamil youth from Manthuvil West, Kodikaamam, in Thenmaraadchi area arrested on May 28 has been taken by police officials of Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to Colombo to their fourth floor office for further investigation, sources in Jaffna said.The parents of the youth had reported at the Jaffna office of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) that the arrested youth detained at Kodikaamam police was removed to Palaali on June 14 and was then taken to Colombo.

The arrest youth has been identified as Arumugam Kamalatheepan, 21.

The youth was produced before the courts and was detained by police for the past three weeks before being taken to Colombo.