Govt.says social media claim of LTTE training camp in Pallai a hoax
by Saman Indrajith Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala yesterday told Parliament that investigations had found no evidence to substantiate claims made by a man that an LTTE training camp had been discovered in Pallai, Kilinochchi.Making a special statement, Wijepala identified the man as Sangeeth Jayasekara of Boralesgamuwa and said he had been arrested and remanded […]
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala asserted on Parliament yesterday that investigations found no evidence to support claims of an LTTE training camp in Pallai, Kilinochchi. The Minister identified the suspect as Sangeeth Jayasekara from Boralesgamuwa, who had been arrested and held for 14 days. Wijepala revealed that Jayasekara possessed forged identity cards and had used seven different addresses.
The Minister also noted that Jayasekara was under suspicion in three criminal cases, including fraud and falsely claiming to be a doctor. Authorities examined the location Jayasekara claimed as an LTTE training camp but discovered no evidence supporting such use. Instead, the site was identified as a cultivation area. Wijepala accused Jayasekara of intentionally misleading the public and attempting to create community divisions.
He emphasized that authorities had not received any information indicating terrorist activity at the site. Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa had previously stated that the location, in the Kannagipuram-Mukkanpam area of Kilinochchi, was situated on land designated as a forest reserve since 1919. Jayatissa said the dispute was related to illegal cultivation, construction, and sand mining on state land, with several court cases filed for such activities.
The government claims the issue involves unauthorized occupation of state land and unapproved development, rather than the operation of an LTTE training camp.
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