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Tigers want more for last PC
The LTTE is to demand the release of four more of their cadres arrested in Mannar in return for the release of the remaining police constable in its custody, a LTTE spokesman said yesterday.

The fresh demand follows yesterday’s release of a police constable by the LTTE in exchange of four of their cadres released on bail in Trincomalee on Friday.

The release of PC Dulip Hemantha took place in Kilinochchi yesterday. He was handed over to a Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) representative and was due in Colombo late last evening.

He was informed that he was being released on the instructions of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran as a goodwill gesture ahead of the commencement of peace talks.

PC Hemantha left behind his colleague Bandujeewa Bopitigoda. SI K.A.D. Sarath was released on January 26. On Friday, four LTTE cadres S. Shanmugaraj, Xavier Ranjit, S.Vijayakumar and L. Aravinthan were released by the Trincomalee Magistrate V.Ramakamalan on cash and surety bail.

The Magistrate ordered their release in cash bail of Rs. 2,000 each and surety bail Rs. 20,000 with one surety each. Court ordered the suspects to report to the Trincomalee Police once a week. The van carrying the LTTE cadres to the Wanni was given police protection and escorted by the SLMM.

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