Defense Secretary says the SLA was not involved

He said a special police investigation was carried out into the incident based on the information provided by the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) to ascertain whether there has been any SLA connection.

The investigation has proved, he said, that the SLA has no involvement in the incident.

Although there are several police posts in the location where the incident took place no complaint had been made to the police, he said.

If they had any fear to go to police, there was the possibility of making a complaint with the magistrate in the area, Rajapaksa, younger brother of President Rajapaksa, added.

"Until we began investigations the next day, not information was made available".

According to information 15 people have travelled in the said vehicle and only five were abducted.

"We tried to locate the rest and question them but we were unable find them."

The TNA have made efforts to contact those who were released at least to make a statement but nobody has turned up.

“They were not allowed to do so”, Defense Secretary, Rajapaksa said.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP.M.K.Sivajilingam talking to Sandesaya said that government paramilitary groups are responsible for the incident.

This was one with the assistance of spies and we have requested to stop this type of vilence.

Asked why not they protested against the similar acts by the LTTE, he said, after the agreement with government to stop hostilities, LTTE has not resorted to vioence.