(UTV | COLOMBO) – Leader of the Democratic People’s Front (DPF) and the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA), Parliamentarian Mano Ganesan strongly condemned the arrests of Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen and Riyaj Bathiudeen.
Leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) and his brother were arrested early this morning (24) by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர், கட்சித் தலைவர் நண்பர் #ரிசாத்_பதுர்தீனை இந்த ரமழான் மாதத்தில் “அதிகாலை 3 மணி” க்கு வீடு புகுந்து, தலைமறைவாக வாழும் பாதாள உலக கேடியை இழுத்து செல்வதை போல் கைது செய்ததன் பின்னுள்ள “ஆவேசம்” என்ன? #ராஜபக்ச அரசின் கொடூர ராணுவ முகம் வெளிப்படுகிறதா? #lka
— Mano Ganesan (@ManoGanesan) April 24, 2021
What’s that “Ugly Haste” in arresting Party leader & MP #Rishad_Badurdeen at the very early hours in this month of ramadan in a “busting a hideout of an underworld fugitive” like operation ? Is it Militarization in the making? #lka
— Mano Ganesan (@ManoGanesan) April 24, 2021
“What is that ugly haste in arresting Party Leader and Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen at the very early hours in this month of Ramadan in a busting a hideout of an underworld fugitive like operation? Is it Militarisation in the making? Ganesan tweeted.
Police Spokesperson, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that they were arrested at their respective residences under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) over allegations of aiding and abetting the suicide bombers of the Easter attack.
DIG Rohana said that they are currently being questioned in this regard by the CID.
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