More students have been arrested in Jaffna in
connection with a series of protests over the rape and murder of a Tamil
schoolgirl last month, as there continues to be a heavy Sri Lankan security
presence in the region.
Latest reports suggest that a student from the
Manippay Higher Secondary school was arrested on May 31st in connection with a
protest outside the Jaffna court complex last month.
The Jaffna Crime
Prevention Unit police said surveillance video and other footage was used to
identify and apprehend the student. They further stated that he was in
possession of illegal drugs at the time of arrest and provided information about
other suspects they were searching for.
Meanwhile riot police continue to
maintain a heavy presence in Jaffna with travel along a main road near the
Jaffna court complex and A9 highway suspended.
Protests took place
across the North-East after the rape and murder of a Tamil schoolgirl in
Pungudutivu last month, including outside the Jaffna court, where riot police
were deployed and tear gas fired after stones were thrown at the courthouse. Sri
Lankan police have since been pursuing and arresting many of protestors
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