Non Violent Peace Force caught with its pants down - Trincomalee

The security Forces found a hand grenade in a vehicle carrying activist of Non Violent Peace Force, an INGO that claim itself to be promoting peace in the country. The security force personnel made this discovery when they checked the vehicle which was plying towards Uppuweli at the roadblock close to the Clock tower in the Trincomalee town this afternoon.

Two suspects who claimed themselves to be members of the Non Violent Peace Force (NVPF) are presently detained by the Trincomalee police. Police sources said that the suspects identified as Danapalasingham Sridharan and Mohomad Suwahib were having identity cards issued by the NVPF. The suspects said to have stated they were returning to Uppuweli after attending to an official matter in the Trincomalee town. The hand grenade and the vehicle are presently under police custody.

The Non Violent Peaceforce is an International NGO which is said to have over 90 member originations around the world. According to the mission statement of the organization, the NVPF is committed protect human rights and to build a trained, international civilian peace force to support for a third party non-violent intervention to the conflicts.