Editor N. Vithyatharan was arrested by the police without a warrant on 26 February 2009 as he attended a funeral in Mount Lavinia without a warrant and allegedly beaten in custody . As international criticism of the arrest intensified the Sri Lankan government claimed Vithyatharan had been arrested in connections with the LTTE air raid on Colombo . Vithyatharan was released on 24 April 2009 after the Colombo Crimes Division informed the court that there was no evidence connecting him to the air raid . Vithyatharan alleged that he had been detained in order to prevent him highlighting the plight of the civilians in the Vanni
LTTE air raid on Colombo
2009 suicide air raid on Colombo
Sudar Oli