The parents of the two activists, in their petition, have petetioned to the appeal court to order the army commander in Jaffna to produce the two activists before the court.

The court having accepted the petition ordered court registrar to fix dates for public hearing.

The two activists were in Jaffna to organise an event to commemorate the International Human Rights Day. They have been missing since 9 December.

Security forces responsible

The petitioners said in their petition that since the whole of Jaffna peninsula is under army control, they, the security forces are responsible for any incidents happening in the peninsular.

The parents of the victims also appealed to the court to call the regional Commander, Mahinda Hathurusinghe and other officials to court and question them about the disappearances.