
21 underage youths taken to the LTTE training base in Amparai released
On Monday 18 December, 23 people, from Thirukovul in Amparai, who expressed willingness, were transported to an LTTE training base in Amparai for training.
Amparai Special Military Commander, Col Ram, discovered that many of the youths in the batch were underage. He immediately ordered the release of the entire batch. All 23 people were immediately released and all are now back in their home. Col Ram has initiated investigations into the LTTE officers involved in the recruitment. This immediate action to investigate follows new strictures issued to all recruiting officers to carefully avoid enlisting underage youths.
19 December 2006
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