
LTTE releases second Sri Lankan policeman as goodwill gesture prior to Geneva talks
After three years of stalled peace talks, the upcoming Geneva talks will be held on 22-23 February. As a gesture of goodwill, the national leader ordered the release of a Sri Lankan policeman, W G D S Hemantha. He was released under the order of the Kilinochchi District Court Magistrate and handed over to SLMM officials in Kilinochchi District Court on Saturday.
 Three policemen were arrested inside the LTTE administered area on 10 September 2005 under the charge of not obtaining permission prior to entering the area. The first policeman, K A D Sarath, was released in the same way on 26 January Meanwhile, yesterday four LTTE members were released on bail after being arrested in October 2005 by Sri Lanka Navy in Trincomalee.
18 February 2006
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