Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gotabhaya Rajapakse said that an investigation into Sinhala LTTE cadres had revealed that there were several Sinhala women who underwent training in the handling of arms under the LTTE.
They have so far evaded arrest but will be tracked soon, he told The Island yesterday.
According to the information divulged by the male Sinhala LTTE cadres, now under the arrest, several female Sinhala cadres had undergone LTTE training in places yet to be disclosed.
He said that 19 Sinhala LTTE cadres had been arrested and further arrests would be made, based on the information received through their confessions and statements.
"As we now understand with the reports of the investigations in progress, their arrest had averted a major disaster," Rajapakse said.
Published: Feb 20, 2007 21:43:03 GMT