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More ex- LTTE combatants reintegrated into society
After successful completion of their rehabilitation programmes, nearly hundred ex-LTTE combatants were released on Saturday (25 Dec) at a ceremony held in Vauniya to mark Christmas.
There were 98 male and two female former LTTE cadres and they had been handed over to their family members, said sources from the Bureau of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation.
The government has so far rehabilitated and released over 4,500 former LTTE cadres, including over 300 females.
Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Minister Chandrasiri Gajadeera said that government's efforts in re-integrating of former LTTE combatants into the civilian life had received many accolades from international quarters. The Government had trained them in different vocations enabling them to find job opportunities elsewhere before they were being released.
"We are helping ex-combatants to return to society and re-integrate with their families as some of them are breadwinners," he added.
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