Balendran Jeyakumari detained
Human Rights activist Balendran Jeyakumari was arrested again today, Wednesday and detained, it is understood.
According to the statement issued by her campaigners, Jeyakumary was issued a second arrest warrant by the Weli-Oya Police last night (01st). The police have then told her to report to the Magistrate Court (MC) today (02nd) with a Surety. When she had returned to the Kebithigollewa MC this morning with her brother as a Surety, they had found out that on Wednesdays, all the Kebithigollewa MC cases are taken up at the Padaviya MC. Therefore, the bail application was made at the Padaviya MC. Jeyakumary was however remanded due to not having 2 Sureties and the police having objected to her bail application. The magistrate had overruled the police objection, and granted a Rs. 25,000 cash bail, and Rs. 100,000 Surety bail. Further, the Magistrate had ordered that the two Sureties should be certified by the Grama Sevaka of their respective areas. Thereafter, Jeyakumary’s lawyer had filed a second motion in court requesting the Magistrate to reconsider the condition of certification, but the application was refused.
Jeyakumary has been arrested in relation to Case B/35/2014 in connection to the theft of two mine detectors. Lawyers are still not clear if she’s been arrested as a witness or suspect, as the police have given conflicting responses. When her case was called up today, there had been two other accused. Police standing by the accused had said that they were former LTTE cadres. The case was fixed for the 16th of September, 2015, until which date, the bail money can be paid and Jeyakumary can be released on bail. Before she is released, she has also been asked to give a statement to the Kebethigollawa Police station.
She was earlier arrested on 2014 March 12th, while taking part in rallies in search of her third and last of her sons, who was left with her after losing her other two sons still earlier, and was detained in the notorious Boosa prison before being released 2015 March 10th.
In the context of boarding her daughter in the Mahadeva Ashramam with courts order and she herself living in Kilinochchi to support her daughter, she had been detained.
Few months back, Jeyakumari appealed to the government, to arrange some place for the mothers like her, who are wandering here and there, to see their children.
It is also notable, that a few days back, when Jeyakumari went to place her signature in Kilinochchi police she was detained for nearly 2hours before being released.
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