Government to establish more rehabilitation centres for LTTE child
soldiers
In the government's effort to rehabilitate LTTE child
soldiers now in state protective custody, and authorities have decided
to expand facilities in the rehabilitation centres with the intention of
speeding up the rehabilitation process.
Seven more centres will come up for the rehabilitation
of LTTE child soldiers who surrendered to the Security Forces. 11,000
such child soldiers are under the protection of the troops. They are
being provided with education in addition to imparting vocational
training.
Fourteen Rehabilitation Centres are in operation. It
will increase to 21 with the establishment of the seven new Centres.
Justice Minister Milinda Moragoda visited the premises
where the new Rehabilitation Centres will come up. He visited the
Rehabilitation Centre at Thampamaduwa in Vavuniya and exchanged views
with the child soldiers. He said they are happy since the Government
meets all their requirements.
The Government's intention is to get their support for
the development of the country by making them good citizens and granting
them vocational education.
Commissioner General for Rehabilitation Daya Ratnayake
and a group of local and foreign representatives joined the Minister in
this observation tour. |
