Sri Lanka: Further information on fear of torture: Velayutham Varnakulasingham, alias “Yakko”

Unconfirmed reports indicate that Velayutham Varnakulasingham is still in the custody of the LTTE at a camp near Uppurel, Kunithivu, Trincomalee District. Another unconfirmed report says that he is suffering from a broken leg. AI hears that he may have been subjected to torture during interrogation about his activities as a members of the EPRLF, a Tamil political party. AI is asking the LTTE to reveal his whereabouts and allow immediate access to his family, a doctor and members of the ICRC.

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