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Sri Lankas Prevention of Terrorism Actshould be repealedParticipants of the 'Free Jeyakumari' campaign held in Colombo on Monday. Photo: Meera Srinivasan

MEERA SRINIASAN!September 30,2014

"ivil societ# members and politicians came to$ether at a campai$n in "olombo%seekin$ the release of &alendran 'e#akumari% (ho (as arrested b# Sri Lankas

Terrorism Investi$ation )ivision *TI)+ in March this #ear, The# demanded that thePrevention of Terrorism Act *PTA+ - under (hich Ms, 'e#akumari (as detained - berepealed immediatel#,

It has been nearl# .// da#s since the TI) arrested Ms, 'e#akumari in 0ilinochchi%alon$ (ith her teena$ed dau$hter, She (as at the forefront in campai$ns a$ainstinvoluntar# disappearances% raisin$ concern about her son (ho reportedl# (entmissin$ in the final phase of the (ar, 1hile the dau$hter is in probationar# custod# in

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a childrens home% Ms, 'e#akumari continues to be detained (ith no char$es filed tilldate, At least 2/ persons have been arrested under the PTA Act in Sri Lanka this #ear,

Sri Lankan authorities have maintained that she harboured Selvana#a$am 0a3eepanalias 4obi% (ho alle$edl# tried revivin$ a net(ork of the rebel Ti$ers, 4obi (as also oneof the three suspects that the Sri Lankan armed forces shot dead in April ./56 (hen

the# 7attempted to escape8% accordin$ to the countr#s arm# officials,

In (hat seemed like a counter campai$n on Monda#% a small $roup of personsidentif#in$ themselves as members of the 9Patriotic National Movement $athered atthe venue% outside "olombos :ort Rail(a# station% holdin$ posters that said Ms,'e#akumari (as a supporter of the LTTE and had to be detained,

The# shouted slo$ans a$ainst her release% as participants of the 7:ree 'e#akumari8campai$n - (hich had activists and some politicians - raised concern over theprolon$ed detention of Ms, 'e#akumari (ith no conclusive evidence to char$e her,

The anti!terrorist le$islation in this countr# is draconian% servin$ no purpose, If thislad# is $uilt#% if there is evidence to char$e her% (h# dont the# do so;8 askedPaikiasoth# Saravanamuttu% e?2, 7It is still in e

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