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Rehabilitated Former Combatants Join their Families

463 former LTTE combatants on completion of their one-year long rehabilitation training, given by the office of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation, walked free on Saturday (23) as professionals in IT, electric work, plumbing, technicians and welders to join their family members in Wanni and North.

Prior to their exit, those rehabilitees received certificates and gifts from the Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms, Mr Chandrasiri Gajadeera, Chief Guest, Deputy Minister Rishard Badurdeen, Major General A.K.S Perera, Commander Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ-W), Vavuniya District Secretary Mrs P.S.M Charles, Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commissioner General of Rehabilitation and a few other senior officials.

Those rehabilitees were officially handed over to their parents, spouses and next of kin during the ceremony at Vavuniya Cultural Centre, Vavuniya.