Saturday , 16 February 2013
Four persons in civil clothes attacked people during Waligamam north hunger protest, and the camera belonging to a Journalist was smashed.
This incident occurred yesterday at 11.30 a.m.
Hundreds of Sri Lankan police force was deployed on duty at the location where the hunger protest was held, in view of providing security.
Meanwhile protestors caught those persons engaged in the attacks and handed over to the police. However police showed reluctance to arrest the attackers and even to prevent them from disturbing the protest were the allegations made by those gathered at the protest.
Police and military performed in an act, of chasing some of the attackers but they were dispatched safely.
People from the protest notified some of the attackers were transported to the military vehicles which were parked.
A civilian who chased the attackers involved in disrupting the hunger protest, was given death threat by one of the attackers attired in civil clothes had remarked "I know you very well, I will kill you" and left the area.
The hunger protest was arranged by the Waligamam north displaced resettlement committee, and the main opposition party leader United National Party Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe participated the event and after he left the locality, such incidents occurred was stated.
| Military personals attacked people engage in hunger strike at Waligamam North |
| [ Friday, 15 February 2013, 08:49.08 AM GMT +05:30 ] |
  Military personals carried out brutal attack against people engage in hunger strike at Waligamam North, short while ago. |
People together with politicians engage in hunger strike protest on demanding to release lands and resettle people at the high security zone in the Waligamam north. Due to the attack tense situation reported in the area. However people were confident on their protest. According to the sources hunger strike protest commenced at 8.30 am this morning. Opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe was also present at this site. More than thousands of people were present at this hunger strike protest. A group comprise with 6 members suddenly arrive to the location ordered people to evacuate from the site. On this time parliamentarians requested police officials to arrest the suspects cause disturbances to the peaceful protest.However police personals have arrested a suspect and others were taken out by the military personals. Military personals carried out attack against secretary of the Mannippai Divisional Secretariat and the member of the Waligamam North Pradeshiya Sabaha. (2nd Lead) Opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe delivered special speech at the hunger strike protest currently underway in the Thelipalai area Jaffna. End of the speech group of unidentified personals carried out attack against people present at the hunger strike protest. Journalist of the Uthayan news paper was also attacked and suspects have taken away his camera. Members of the Tamil National Alliance have field complaint on this alleged attack at the Thellipalai police station. (3rd Lead) TNA Jaffna district parliamentarian E.Sarawanabawan hold discussions with army and police personals on this attack. Military personals have take away the "memory card" and return back the camera towards Uthayan news paper journalist. |
