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The military in Sri Lanka have denied any involvement in abducting Tamil Tigers in the volatile eastern district of Trincomalee. Sri Lanka Army (SLA) spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe said no SLA personnel have entered the LTTE held territory since the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) was signed in February 2002. Tamil Tigers said they made a fresh complaint to the truce monitors on abducting five LTTE members allegedly by Sri Lanka military at rebel-held Adiyamankerni and Ralkuli on 25 February. Geneva talks “Nobody was arrested by the SLA in government controlled area of Trincomalee since Geneva talks, not to mention LTTE-held area,” Brig. Samarasinghe told BBC Sandeshaya. However, Trincomalee LTTE political wing leader Elilan told BBC Tamil Service that they now have concrete evidence to show SLA involvement. Strongly refusing the LTTE allegations, Brig. Samarasinghe told bbcsinhala.com that it is up to the monitors, Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), to find out whether the military was responsible for the said abduction. Both parties agreed to stop violence and hostile acts against each other at the talks held in Geneva on the fourth anniversary of the CFA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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