Sri Lankan courts order release of 163 fishermen
14 Jan 2014 11:54 PM GMT
S Emerite, president of Rameswaram fishermen organisation said a court in Mallagam ordered the release of 50 fishermen of Jegathapattinam. Twenty of them were arrested on 20 and 30 November and on 11 December, he said.
While 20 of them would be released today, the others would be released tomorrow, he said.
Another court at Trincomalee ordered release of 111 fishermen of Nagapattinam. All of them were produced in court today following which the magistrate passed the order, he said.
The 111 fishermen were arrested on 11 December while they were fishing near Kodiakarai and were lodged in a prison in Trinconamalle.
Another 32 fishermen from Karaikal, arrested on 17 January this year near Kodiyakarai, were also produced in the Trincomalee court, following which the magistrate ordered their release, he said.
While 20 of them would be released today, the others would be released tomorrow, he said.
Another court at Trincomalee ordered release of 111 fishermen of Nagapattinam. All of them were produced in court today following which the magistrate passed the order, he said.
The 111 fishermen were arrested on 11 December while they were fishing near Kodiakarai and were lodged in a prison in Trinconamalle.
Another 32 fishermen from Karaikal, arrested on 17 January this year near Kodiyakarai, were also produced in the Trincomalee court, following which the magistrate ordered their release, he said.
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