‘Remove the military’ – ITAK calls hartal over killing by Sri Lankan army • Sri Lanka Brief

Sri Lankan army suspected over death of Tamil man in Mullaitivu

The Sri Lankan military and police are notorious for their brutal attacks on residents, particularly in the North and East, which have been under military occupation for four decades.

‘Remove the military’ – ITAK calls hartal over killing by Sri Lankan army • Sri Lanka Brief

Image: Edirmanasingam Kapilraj The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has written to Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake announcing a hartal on Friday, to protest against the “military’s brutality that continues to date”, following the reported killing of a Tamil man last week. Tha party demanded urgent action over the killing of 32-year-old Edirmanasingam Kapilraj, whose body was found in Muththaiyankaddu tank, Mullaitivu, after Sri L…