Western People’s Front Leader and Parliamentrain, Mano Ganesan said the Tamil parties who met her last week handed over a report containing details of inmates in Welikada, Anuradhapura, Boossa and Magazine prisons. Ms. Arbour had told them that she was here for a specific purpose and not to find out about the inmates alone.

Nevertheless she had however expressed her concern about the inmates and agreed to visit them at Welikada.

The detainees of the Welikada had called off their fast unto death campaign after the assurance of Arbour who promised to resolve their cases within three months during her visit on Saturday. They launched the campaign on Wednesday demanding Ms. Arbour to visit Welikada prison. They also made a call to UN to pressurise the Sri Lankan government to expedite their cases which they claimed that have been postponed over and over again.

Over 86 prisoners participated in the campaign. She met five prisoners who represented the detainees according to sources.

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