MP held over Sri Lanka Easter attacks
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Rishad Bathiudeen arrested under PTA for alleged links with suicide bombers
Sri Lanka police on Saturday arrested All Ceylon Makkal Congress leader and opposition parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen in connection with the April 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. In a pre-dawn raid, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) took Mr. Bathiudeen into custody under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) that rights groups term “draconian” and want repealed. His brother Riyaaj Bathiudeen – who was arrested in April 2020 and released months later due to “lack of evidence” – was arrested again. “They were arrested under the PTA based on circumstantial and scientific evidence that they had connections with the suicide bombers who carried out the attacks,” police spokesman Ajith Rohana said in a statement.More Related News
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