New Tamil Leader in Custody in Sri Lanka

(07 Aug 09 - RV) Sri Lankan authorities questioned the new leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels today after he was arrested in Southeast Asia and flown back to Sri Lanka

Selvarasa Pathmanathan, the insurgent group's former chief arms smuggler, assumed the leadership of the Tamil Tigers after government forces routed the rebels in May in the north of the country.

We spoke to the Director of the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka, Jehan Perera...