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TNA renews call for release of political prisoners
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has reiterated its call for the release of all Political Prisoners.
TNA MP and Spokesperson M.A Sumanthiran visited the Anuradhapura Prison along with Provincial Council members Asmin Yakoob and Sanankiyan Sayandan on Thursday and spoke to the Political Prisoners who were observing a token fast demanding their release by the government and renewed the call from their release.
. At the Anuradhapura Prison there were 36 prisoners observing the fast of whom two had already been hospitalized. They vowed to continue the fast until the government released all Political Prisoners and requested that the public to join their cause.
The prisoners in relating their individual stories said that they had already served a much longer term which than their crimes warranted in the event they had been convicted. They requested of TNA MP and Spokesperson M.A Sumanthiran to take their cause with the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister on hearing the same said that he was awaiting a report from the AG's department on their stance on the Prisoners.
Chandani Kirinde
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