Minister Namal Rajapaksa says the government must intervene and provide justice to suspected LTTE cadres currently imprisoned for a long period of time without any charges being filed.
Speaking in Parliament today, the Minister requested the Justice Minister to create a suitable procedure.
Minister Rajapaksa claimed the period where some suspects have been in prison are as older as he is.
The Minister said either cases should be called upon or suspects must be rehabilitated adding the Attorney General’s guidance should be sought as Courts are not able to issue bail orders due to the severity of the charges filed.
The Minister cited an example of an individual who was convicted of a high-profile assassination and claimed the individual was merely involved in cutting a branch of a tree while the main suspect had already been released.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka also agreed with the statement made by Minister Rajapaksa.
The Field Marshal provided an example of when he was jailed on the 30th of September 2010.
MP Fonseka said an individual in a prison bus commented saying, “the Commander of the Army who ended the war is arriving in prison, while we, the ones who fought the war are leaving prison.”
The Parliamentarian provided another example, where he met the individual charged with handling the suicide bomber who attacked him and claimed the individual is still remanded without the case being called.
Field Marshal Fonseka said he believes the suspects must now be released adding the 15 years of time served is punishment enough.
He said the opposition will support this decision.