Following is the statement to be
issued on the request from Mr. Amirthalingam Rasakumaran, member of the
Executive Committee, FUTA and the President, University of Jaffna Teachers’
Association (UJTA) to appear before the Terrorist Investigation Division.
| by Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
( December 22, 2012, Colombo, Sri
Lanka Guardian) Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA) has been
informed that Mr. Amirthalingam Rasakumaran, member of the Executive Committee,
FUTA and the President, University of Jaffna Teachers’ Association (UJTA) which
is affiliated to FUTA has been asked by the Terrorist Investigation Division
(TID) under the Ministry of Defence to come to Vavuniya for inquiry at about
9.00 am tomorrow (22/12/12).
We believe that the reason that
Mr. Rasakumaran has been required to appear at the TID is his involvement as
the President of the JUTA in taking action against the assault on Jaffna
University students by SL army on 28.11.2012 and related issues.
We believe that the action of
UJTA presided by Mr. Rasakumaran in this connection has been legal and above
board and hence requiring him to appear at TID amounts to intimidation of
lawful activities carried out by the UJTA and other teachers’ unions in Jaffna
University affiliated to FUTA to restore an environment within the university
where both the students and teachers feel safe to carry out their academic
activities.
FUTA strongly urges the
authorities to immediately stop intimidating the academics and students of the
University of Jaffna who are acting democratically and lawfully within the
rights all citizens of Sri Lanka should be able to enjoy and help restoring the
normalcy within university immediately.
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