Cohabiting ex-Tigers to be put in ‘shackles’
by Dasun Edirisinghe
The government has seen to it that some male LTTE cadres who have been co-habiting with their female counterparts in rehabilitation centres in the Vanni won’t go unpunished. They will be put in marital shackles shortly!
The government has organized a mass wedding for those ex-Tigers cadres who have been living together.
Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe said there were many ex –
Cohabiting
LTTE cadres co-habiting in rehabilitation centres and some of them even had children born out of wedlock.
"We will help them with their marriages so that they and their children would face no legal problems in the future," Brig. Ranasinghe said.
Out of 280,000 people who crossed over to the government-held areas in May 2009, about 11,000 had been identified as LTTE cadres and sent to rehabilitation centres, Brig. Ranasinghe said.
He said all the unmarried couples in rehabilitation centres had expressed their desire to tie the nuptial knot and they would be able to do so at a grand wedding attended by their near and dear ones. "We will do everything possible to help the rehabilitated youth lead a happy life," he said.
"Ex-LTTE cadres have undergone vocational and mental fitness training as well," said Brig. Ranasinghe.
He said over 2000 ex – LTTE cadres including 847 females, 253 children and 55 university students had already been released after rehabilitation and the total number of university students under rehabilitation was 148 including 51 females.
He said all female students had already been sent back to their respective universities.
Brig. Ranasinghe said that another group of ex – LTTE cadres including 101 males, 24 females, 72 university students, 198 school children would be released today.
He said that about 100 ex – LTTE cadres were being trained in heavy vehicle driving and they would be able to find employment in Jaffna after the completion of that programme.
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