Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) interrogated a former Jaffna university student for more than 3 hours, over the choice of songs that were played during a commemoration ceremony at the campus in May 2022.
Rasarathnam Dharshan, the former president of the Jaffna University Arts Students' Union and a journalist with the Uthayan, was questioned on Monday over a commemoration ceremony that was held to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in May 2022.
The security forces allege that songs on the liberation of Tamil Eelam were played.
His interrogation comes as Sri Lankan security forces launched a crackdown on Tamil commemorative events last month, despite his alleged offence having taken place more than a year ago.
The Sri Lankan security forces detained several Tamils last month, for charges such as hiring out speakers for remembrance events or decorating cemeteries with red and yellow bunting.
