Anti-Israel post : Youth detained under PTA for 09 months granted bail • Sri Lanka Brief

Muslim youth detained for nine months in Sri Lanka under draconian anti-terror law

Suhail, 21, an aviation student from Mawanella, was arrested last year after being accused of posting an Instagram photo showing an Israeli flag being trampled.

Anti-Israel post : Youth detained under PTA for 09 months granted bail • Sri Lanka Brief

The Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release of Mohamed Suhail, a 21-year-old aviation student, who was arrested and detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) over an anti-Israel post on social media. During court proceedings today (15), Mohamed Suhail was presented in open court. Representing the Sri Lanka Police, the OIC of the Dehiwala Police Station, Anuradha Herath, submitted to the magistrate the Attorney General…