22.6.2008
By Ruwan Weerakoon in Colombo
The
Special Police Team arrested on 20th September Sstanisloas
Kowananan, a dangerous Black Tiger terrorist operative
in Wellawatte, Colombo. He is said to be from Trincomalee.
The Special Police team also recovered C4 high power explosives
nine and half kilos, one and half kilos of steel balls,
detonators, batteries and chargers. These ingredients,
the devil-mixed, were used for the manufacture of all
types of bombs, such as belt bombs used by suicide cadres,
time bombs and other type of bombs exploded by remote
controls, said a Sri Lanka Army explosive expert.
After
the arrest, the police interrogated the suspected Black
Tiger activist and he revealed that he used to manufacture
many types of bombs and those bombs were used for exploding
in and around Colombo city. According to him, those bombs
were manufactured in a shop in the first floor of a super
market in Kotahena. He also added that this shop was the
secret hideouts and used to give shelter in the night
time to suicide cadres who arrived in Colombo on special
assignments.
This
shop according to the arrested person is owned by an LTTE
‘Master Minder’, who earlier worked as a Director
of the Film Corporation. It is said that he rented this
shop purely to manufacture bombs and for other clandestine
activities.
The
arrested LTTE cadre said that he used to go to this shop
early morning to take care of the manufacture bombs and
other clandestine activities. He said that after entering
the shop, he used to keep it closed, so that it would
look as if though the shop remains closed to outside world.
According to him he used to enter the shop early morning
with food and other requirements and leave quietly in
the evening. Police spokesperson said that this shop was
also the main centre to distribute bombs.
Following
the Sstanisloas Kowananan investigation Special Police
team also arrested one K.Devadasan, a former Director
of Film Corporation, who was appointed when the Cultural
Ministry was under a Minister from the JVP. Police sources
revealed that he was the LTTE handler and at the time
of arrest, police found and an invitation card for the
State Drama Festival to be held on 21 June, at the BMICH.
The
Former “Film Director” revealed that at the
police interrogation that he was to participate in the
cultural show held at BMICH yesterday (21). The Prime
Minster Ratnasiri Wickramanayake and Media Minister Mahinda
Yapa Abewardane were also to participate in the same event.
Police have found an invitation addressed to him for the
said event issued by the Director of Cultural Department.
Investigation
further revealed that it was this 'film director' who
had sent the female suicide bomber on the mission that
killed 14 people including 7 school boys of the D.S Senanayake
College at the Fort railway station on 3rd February in
the wake of the independence day celebrations.
Courtesy - Asian
Tribune