Sri Lanka: Further information on fear of "disappearance"/ Medical concern: Vyramuttu Jeyakili

Index Number: ASA 37/009/2000
Date Published: 27 April 2000
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Sri Lanka

Despite evidence from people arrested with him, Naval authorities still deny having Vyramuttu Jeyakili in custody. Plainclothes naval officers have reportedly threatened his relatives, and the two people arrested with him, to say nothing about him and file no court action on his behalf. Fears for his life are mounting.