Sri Lankan: Sri Lankan Terrorist Investigation Division TID

Sri Lankan Terrorist Investigation Division TID: Roy Samathanam, 44, who has been a Canadian citizen since 1996, was arrested by the Sri Lankan Terrorist Investigation Division TID in 2007 while visiting his homeland, according to The Star. Samathanam was ultimately released in August 2010. He claims he was coerced into pleading guilty to what he describes as a trumped-up charge of possessing a GPS device and A Toronto man who was detained and tortured in Sri Lankan jails for three years is taking his case to the United Nations, accusing Sri Lankan authorities of violating international human rights laws. He says he was handcuffed and blindfolded after failing to provide a bribe demanded by officers, while his pregnant wife and daughter were placed under house arrest. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.