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January - 8 
President Maithripala Sirisena on January 8 pardoned former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre Sivaraja Jenivan alias Mohommadu Sulthan Cader Mohideen who tried to assassinate him in 2006, reports Colombo Page. Jenivan, a resident of the Koviladi area in Jaffna District was arrested on Ap
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President Maithripala Sirisena on January 8 pardoned former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre Sivaraja Jenivan alias Mohommadu Sulthan Cader Mohideen who tried to assassinate him in 2006, reports Colombo Page. Jenivan, a resident of the Koviladi area in Jaffna District was arrested on April 23, 2006. He was sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) by Polonnaruwa High Court on July 3, 2015.
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February - 10 
Fourteen ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, arrested on charges of criminal activities and later granted bail, refused to undergo a period of rehabilitation when the case was taken up by the Colombo Additional Magistrate on February 10, reports Daily Mirror. Terrorism Inves
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Fourteen ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, arrested on charges of criminal activities and later granted bail, refused to undergo a period of rehabilitation when the case was taken up by the Colombo Additional Magistrate on February 10, reports Daily Mirror. Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) officers told the Magistrate that rehabilitation was a means of concluding the cases against the suspects. However Senior Counsel K. Ratnavel appearing for the suspects told the Magistrate that his clients were innocent and they did not wish to undergo rehabilitation. He said if the prosecution insisted on sending them for rehabilitation his clients would face trial instead and prove their innocence.
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February - 22 
16 Tamil prisoners detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for allegedly having links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have restarted hunger strike on February 22 demanding their early release, reports Colombo Page. According to the prison officials some detainees at the
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16 Tamil prisoners detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for allegedly having links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have restarted hunger strike on February 22 demanding their early release, reports Colombo Page. According to the prison officials some detainees at the Welikada prison and two in the north-central Anuradhapura prison are on hunger strike. The detainees say they have been held for a long time without being charged.
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February - 22 
Naval troops attached to SLNS Gajaba of the North Central Naval Command on February 22 arrested two persons while transporting 500 sticks of gelignite weighing 50 kilograms in the Wahamalgollewa area of Madawachchiya District in the North Central Province, reports Colombo Page. The arrested persons
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Naval troops attached to SLNS Gajaba of the North Central Naval Command on February 22 arrested two persons while transporting 500 sticks of gelignite weighing 50 kilograms in the Wahamalgollewa area of Madawachchiya District in the North Central Province, reports Colombo Page. The arrested persons with the gelignite sticks have been handed over to Medawachchiya Police for further investigations
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February - 26 
In a letter to President Maithripala Sirisena, the General Secretary of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) V. Anandasangaree urged the President to immediately release two fasting Tamil prisoners, who were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in 2009 and jailed since then, as t
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In a letter to President Maithripala Sirisena, the General Secretary of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) V. Anandasangaree urged the President to immediately release two fasting Tamil prisoners, who were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in 2009 and jailed since then, as their condition has become grave, reports Colombo Page on February 27. Anandasangaree said he visited the Anuradhapura prison, where the two Tamil prisoners, Mathiarasan Sulaxan and Ganeshan Dharshan are being detained, and collected some very genuine information sufficient enough to release the two under fast, without any delay. The TULF leader says the detainees appeared to be very feeble and needed to be admitted for medical treatment but they have refused medical attention.
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April - 18 
Police arrested Stanly Kennedy (29), a former cadre of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) wanted in connection with four murders in Galle District, reports Daily News on April 19. Police recovered a foreign manufactured 9 mm pistol and a magazine with eight ammunitions. Initial investigations h
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Police arrested Stanly Kennedy (29), a former cadre of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) wanted in connection with four murders in Galle District, reports Daily News on April 19. Police recovered a foreign manufactured 9 mm pistol and a magazine with eight ammunitions. Initial investigations have revealed that the suspect had undergone military training under the LTTE and been in the Charles Anthony brigade of the LTTE for five years when the LTTE was active. After surrendering to the Government, the suspect had been rehabilitated and released.
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April - 24 
Former Batticaloa LTTE leader Ram was arrested by the TID in Batticaloa District on April 24, reports Daily Mirror. Police said the former LTTE member, who was rehabilitated and reintegrated into society, is been questioned by the TID.
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Former Batticaloa LTTE leader Ram was arrested by the TID in Batticaloa District on April 24, reports Daily Mirror. Police said the former LTTE member, who was rehabilitated and reintegrated into society, is been questioned by the TID.
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April - 26 
Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) on April 26 arrested a former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader in Jaffna District, reports Daily Mirror. The suspect had been identified as Sivamoorthi Kanapathipillai alias Nagulan who had been a ‘commander’ of the Charles Anthony Bri
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Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) on April 26 arrested a former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader in Jaffna District, reports Daily Mirror. The suspect had been identified as Sivamoorthi Kanapathipillai alias Nagulan who had been a ‘commander’ of the Charles Anthony Brigade, an elite brigade of the LTTE during its heyday. Sources further said that though he had been a high ranking LTTE cadre he had neither been arrested by the security forces nor had surrendered to them after the decimation of the LTTE leadership in 2009.
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May - 2 
The Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) of Police on May 2 arrested another rehabilitated leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Kaththankudi of Batticaloa Districton suspicion of regrouping, reports Colombo Page. Krishnapillai Kalinesan alias Prabha was arrested on charges of
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The Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) of Police on May 2 arrested another rehabilitated leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Kaththankudi of Batticaloa Districton suspicion of regrouping, reports Colombo Page. Krishnapillai Kalinesan alias Prabha was arrested on charges of attempting to re-group the defunct LTTE. He was the former head of the LTTE intelligence wing in Batticaloa.
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June - 1 
Two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspects were arrested over the seizure of several caps bearing the LTTE logo near the Vavuniya District post office on June 1, reports Daily News. The arrestees are Mahadevan and Devadasan. Police seized the caps bearing the LTTE logo at Narahenpita when
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Two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspects were arrested over the seizure of several caps bearing the LTTE logo near the Vavuniya District post office on June 1, reports Daily News. The arrestees are Mahadevan and Devadasan. Police seized the caps bearing the LTTE logo at Narahenpita when they were to be sent abroad through a courier service. The parcel was detected when the “from” address was found to be suspicious.
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September - 13 
The Mandapam Station (Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) detained a Sri Lankan Tamil, suspected to be a militant of the now defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on September 13, reports Colombo Page. ICG personnel who were on routine patrolling spotted
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The Mandapam Station (Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) detained a Sri Lankan Tamil, suspected to be a militant of the now defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on September 13, reports Colombo Page. ICG personnel who were on routine patrolling spotted the 41-year-old suspect identified as A. Arul Jayarathinam alias Rajan, a resident of Mullaitivu District in Northern Province, when he was stranded in the third islet in the Gulf of Mannar on September 13, Police sources said. Preliminary enquiries revealed that the suspect had served in the terrorist organization and reached the islet clandestinely on September 12-night. He told the ICG officials that he fled from his native village fearing harassment by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. The Coast Guard handed him over to the Marine police of the Coastal Security Group.
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October - 2 
An ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre who had allegedly attacked residents of a war heroes housing scheme in Kokeliya area of Vavuniya District was arrested by the Police on October 2, reports Daily Mirror. The arrestee is identifies as Sinnawan. He threatened the residents demanding t
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An ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre who had allegedly attacked residents of a war heroes housing scheme in Kokeliya area of Vavuniya District was arrested by the Police on October 2, reports Daily Mirror. The arrestee is identifies as Sinnawan. He threatened the residents demanding they vacate the premises and claimed the housing scheme was constructed on land belonging to Tamils. The residents said they heard the attackers shouting, ‘We will re-take our homeland’.
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October - 30 
Sri Lanka Police arrested two suspected members of the 'Aava' sword gang in Jaffna in Northern Province on October 30, reports Colombo Page. The Jaffna Police said two people suspected to be the members of sword carrying 'Aava' gang were arrested while they were traveling on a motorc
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Sri Lanka Police arrested two suspected members of the 'Aava' sword gang in Jaffna in Northern Province on October 30, reports Colombo Page. The Jaffna Police said two people suspected to be the members of sword carrying 'Aava' gang were arrested while they were traveling on a motorcycle along a by-road in Jaffna. Two swords in their possession were also recovered, the Police said. The suspects have claimed the swords were used for practices of a drama but the Police say swords were larger and not the 'prop' kind used for dramas. However, the Police said the swords were quite similar to the ones discovered in several locations in Jaffna in searches during the last week. The Jaffna Police are on alert after two police detectives were attacked last week with swords in Chunnakam by sword wielding masked individuals on motorcycles. The 'Aava' gang claimed responsibility to the assault on two policemen saying that they attacked the policemen to avenge the death of two Jaffna University students on October 21.The Indian Expressadds that a terror gang, believed to be backed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and inspired by South Indian films, is reportedly operating in Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated Northern District of Jaffna, prompting Police to launch a crackdown. Acts of violence have recently increased in Jaffna suburbs such as Manipay, Kopay and Chunnakam by the sword-wielding Aava Group, Police sources said. It is believed this group was being backed by some politicians and former members of the LTTE. The group is also said to draw inspiration from South Indian films. The group has been accused of murder, plunder of property and assault of people and people fear it due to its attacks which have caused serious injuries to the victims that include two state intelligence operatives.
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November - 1 
The Human Right Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) said that based on the statistics at the Commission's disposal, the Commission recognizes torture to be of routine nature that is practiced all over the country, mainly in relation to police detentions, reports Colombo Page on November 1. In a repo
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The Human Right Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) said that based on the statistics at the Commission's disposal, the Commission recognizes torture to be of routine nature that is practiced all over the country, mainly in relation to police detentions, reports Colombo Page on November 1. In a report submitted to the United Nations (UN) Committee against Torture (CAT) for the review of the 5th Periodic Report of Sri Lanka, the HRCSL said the complaints received by the Commission illustrate that torture is routinely used in all parts of the country regardless of the nature of the suspected offence for which the person is arrested.While the number of complaints of torture has been declining in the last three years from 600 complaints in 2013, the Commission has received 420 complaints in 2015 and 208 so far this year. The HRCSL said the prevailing culture of impunity where those accused of torture is concerned is also a contributing factor to the routine use of torture as a means of interrogation and investigation.
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November - 5 
Sri Lanka Police arrested as many as six suspected members of the 'Aava Gang', who are terrorizing the people in the North, in Jaffna in Northern Province, Police sources said, reports Colombo Page on November 6. The Terrorism Investigation Division of Sri Lanka Police arrested two brothers
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Sri Lanka Police arrested as many as six suspected members of the 'Aava Gang', who are terrorizing the people in the North, in Jaffna in Northern Province, Police sources said, reports Colombo Page on November 6. The Terrorism Investigation Division of Sri Lanka Police arrested two brothers suspected to be members of the gang at Uduvil in Jaffna on November 5 night, while four others were arrested earlier on November 5, report said. Police are on the hunt for the members of the sword-wielding motorcycle gang who claimed responsibility for the attack on two police detectives in Jaffna recently. The Security Forces (SFs) and the Police in the North have already identified the members of the Aava gang and they will be arrested soon, the State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene said.The Minister said that, Sri Lanka's SFs and Police have the necessary strength to restrain any armed group and no external party will be allowed to take the law in to their hands. He added that after the end of the three decade long war the Government has taken strict measures to beef up security in the country. He rejected the allegations made by some elements that the Government has political and military connection with the Aava group in the North.
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November - 8 
Three youths, arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities in the Northern Province and being members of a criminal gang called the 'AAVA Gangsters', were ordered to be remanded till November 16, by Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris on November 8, reports Daily
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Three youths, arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities in the Northern Province and being members of a criminal gang called the 'AAVA Gangsters', were ordered to be remanded till November 16, by Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris on November 8, reports Daily News. The suspects were arrested by Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) under the provisions of Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The TID alleged that the suspects had connived with ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carders to commit criminal activities in the Northern Province.The three youths were among six persons, suspected to be members of 'Aava Gangsters', arrested by Jaffna Police. Four of them were arrested on November 5, while another two were arrested on November 6, reports Daily Mirror.
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November - 9 
Three youths who were arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities in the Northern Province after being members of a criminal gang called ‘Aava group’, were ordered to be remanded until November 16 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Artigala on November 9, reports D
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Three youths who were arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities in the Northern Province after being members of a criminal gang called ‘Aava group’, were ordered to be remanded until November 16 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Artigala on November 9, reports Daily News. On November 8, three other youths of the ‘Aava group’ were remanded until November 16 by the court. All these six youths were arrested by Jaffna Police. Four of them were arrested on November 5, while another two were arrested on November 6, adds Daily Mirror. The Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) alleged that the suspects had connived with the ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carders to commit criminal activities in the Northern Province.
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November - 16 
11 suspects, including several students sitting for the GCE Advanced Level examinations arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities in the Northern Province after being members of a criminal gang ‘Aava group’ were on November 16 ordered to be further remanded till Nove
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11 suspects, including several students sitting for the GCE Advanced Level examinations arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities in the Northern Province after being members of a criminal gang ‘Aava group’ were on November 16 ordered to be further remanded till November 30 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Artigala, reports Daily News. The arrested suspects were residents of Jaffna Peninsula.
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November - 16 
The Sri Lanka Police on November 16 arrested the Secretary of the hardcore Muslim organization Sri Lanka Thawheed Jamaath (SLTJ), Abdul Razik, Colombo Page reports. Maligawatte Police reportedly arrested Razik on charges of inciting religious disharmony by speaking against other religions in an offe
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The Sri Lanka Police on November 16 arrested the Secretary of the hardcore Muslim organization Sri Lanka Thawheed Jamaath (SLTJ), Abdul Razik, Colombo Page reports. Maligawatte Police reportedly arrested Razik on charges of inciting religious disharmony by speaking against other religions in an offensive manner during a protest campaign held in Maligawatte on November 3. SLTJ recently protested against the Sri Lankan government's decision to amend the controversial Muslim Personal Law in order to comply with international conventions on women and children rights. SLTJ charged that the government is changing the law accepting the conditions set by the European Union to grant the GSP facility back. He was later ordered to be remanded till November 29 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Chandana Kalansuriya for allegedly making derogatory remarks on Buddhism and hurting the sentiments of the Sinhala-Buddhist community in the country, adds Daily News. Apart from this case, six members of SLTJ are being prosecuted at the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court for making derogatory remarks on Buddha and hurting the sentiments of the Sinhala-Buddhist community in the country.
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