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UPDATE FOR AHRC Urgent Appeal dated 3 March 2000
Reference UA 08/00: No basic security; Sri Lanka Gang of 14 operate with impunity
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UPDATE: Sri Lankan Gang Leader Arrested

The leader of the Gang of 14 is a person called Piyal (who is 28 years old) according to the Wennapuwa Police.

MARCH 23: There has been a development regarding the Urgent Appeal we sent out on March 3, in which a Gang of 14 was operating with impunity in the Sirigampola area, Sri Lanka. You will remember they terrorized, robbed, raped and degraded a family on 13 February 2000, and we appealed for letters to be written to the President, Police and Judiciary, calling for the gang and their leader to be brought to justice.

We have been informed that the gang leader, Piyal, has now been arrested. We don't have any further information, but we thank you for the letters you wrote to achieve this outcome.

No further action is requested.