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Government to release over 400 rehabilitated ex-combatants tomorrow
29 Sep 2010 - 08:58
Over 400 ex-LTTE combatants who have successfully completed their rehabilitation programme will be integrated into the society tomorrow, (30 Sep) sources from the Bureau of Commissioner General of Rehabilitation said.
All set for the release of these ex-combatants in a function held under the patronage of minister of rehabilitation and prison reforms Mr D.W Gunasekara at the Cultural Center Vavuniya.
These ex-combatants were retrained in various fields in keeping with their skills and tallents, while being rehabilitated at the rehabilitation centers in Vavuniya. In addition, they were given industrial training too, in their respective fields.
"Sri Lanka's security forces rescued them from the LTTE's brutality and paved them the way towards a brighter future. We have to grab them into the country's development", an official from the Bureau of Commissioner General of Rehabilitation said speaking to defence.lk.
Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa, Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe, government officials will also be participated at the event. Courtesy: MoD
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