Tension in Matara
DM Online – By Krishan Jeewaka Jayaruk
A tense situation has erupted in the Matara town where over 2000 university students are on a protest march to the Matara Police station demanding the police to arrest the police officers responsible for the murder of university student Susantha Bandara.
The protestors have obstructed traffic along the Colombo-Matara main road bringing traffic to a complete standstill.
The army, riot police and a special police contingent have been deployed in and around Matara town to prevent the protestors from proceeding beyond the Matara bus stand.
The protest has been organized by the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) who are demanding the police to take immediate action against Bandara’s murder.
Susantha Aruna Bandara, a third year student of the Ruhunu University passed away last month as a result of the injuries he suffered following an assault by the police at the University premises in June, the IUSF said.
According to IUSF Convener Udul Premaratne, the deceased student had suffered severe injuries after being assaulted by the police on June 18 while he was at the university hostel.
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THIS REGIME WILL LIVE TO PAY FOR THE SINS,SRI LANKANS ARE TOO TIMID,
JVP is a pariah party. It tried for 3 decades to seize power by the bullet or the ballot, but failed. Then it hid under the sarong of renegade, treacherous retired general SF to seize power again by bullet or ballot, but failed miserably.
Now the bankrupt JVP, funded by imperial West and diaspora LTTE money is stirring-up hatred and trouble using some misguided university students to further their polical ambitions. These students are ungateful to a government which provides from cradle to the grave free healthcare and free education from primary school to university. Just a few University students are foolish to be misled by the reactionary JVP to stir-up hatred against the patriotic government of MR in the throes of rapid economic development to spoil it for the nation by unrest. The police and the security forces have a duty to protect the law-abiding citizens of the country from such reactionaries. If they JVP led students engage in violent protests they should be prepared to be injured and even die as a result of the violence they inititiated. Do not blame the government for putting down such protests for the good of the country meeting force with force.