Sri Lanka's Tamils face violence, intimidation ahead of provincial vote
Candidates describe campaign of beatings, bribes and interference by army as vote looms — empty allegations, according to the military commander of this war-scarred province.
DINUKA LIYANAWATTE / REUTERS
Polling officers and police wait in line as they prepare to go to voting centres in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on Friday. The island's Northern Province is holding its first council elections in 25 years.
The Toronto Star
JAFFNA, SRI LANKA—In the crowded hospital, there are no beds for the beaten. They languish on rugs unrolled across the ward floor, nursing their injuries: a fractured forearm, a gash on the forehead, broken fingers.
This is what a “free and fair” election looks like in the Northern Province.
This is what the Sri Lankan army says isn’t happening — or at least says it has nothing to do with.
