STF men well protected despite LTTE killings, says Commandant By Sunil Jayasiri

Despite the series of killings of intelligence operatives by the LTTE in the Eastern Province as well as in the South, STF Commandant DIG Nimal Lewke yesterday gave an assurance that his intelligence officers would be protected from any attacks as he had given them enough security.
"I have taken every action to protect STF intelligence operatives from enemy attacks", he claimed.
When asked whether the government was ready to provide security to them, he said, as STF Commandant, he was responsible for the lives of those operatives and he should take measures to protect them.
The LTTE's pistol gang had gunned down almost all intelligence operatives of the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol recently. This unit had been responsible for eliminating several senior LTTE members in uncleared areas.