The SEP and the World Socialist Web Site have been waging an international campaign since September to demand that the LTTE leadership repudiate the death threats against the SEP and guarantee the party’s right to conduct its legitimate political work in the area.
As a result, the police were forced to charge LTTE member Amirthalingam with assaulting SEP member Kodeeswaran. The next hearing in the Kayts magistrate’s court is due on January 14. At the request of Kodeeswaran’s lawyer, the magistrate ordered the police at the first hearing to obtain a comprehensive medical report from the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) to determine the seriousness of the attack.
Nearly four months after the SEP registered a formal complaint, the police have finally filed a case against LTTE area leader Semmanan over his death threats against SEP members. Semmanan failed to appear in court on January 3 when the matter was heard. The magistrate postponed the case to February 7 and ordered police to notify Semmanan.
The new LTTE threats appear to be in response to the growing impact of the WSWS campaign. The LTTE’s so-called union meeting on January 3 coincided with the filing of a case against Semmanan in the local courts. At stake is not simply control of the Ampihainagar fishermen’s union but the broader democratic rights of the SEP and the working class as a whole.
As a result, the police were forced to charge LTTE member Amirthalingam with assaulting SEP member Kodeeswaran. The next hearing in the Kayts magistrate’s court is due on January 14. At the request of Kodeeswaran’s lawyer, the magistrate ordered the police at the first hearing to obtain a comprehensive medical report from the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) to determine the seriousness of the attack.
Nearly four months after the SEP registered a formal complaint, the police have finally filed a case against LTTE area leader Semmanan over his death threats against SEP members. Semmanan failed to appear in court on January 3 when the matter was heard. The magistrate postponed the case to February 7 and ordered police to notify Semmanan.
The new LTTE threats appear to be in response to the growing impact of the WSWS campaign. The LTTE’s so-called union meeting on January 3 coincided with the filing of a case against Semmanan in the local courts. At stake is not simply control of the Ampihainagar fishermen’s union but the broader democratic rights of the SEP and the working class as a whole.