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On 30th June, Mannar Social and Economic Development Organization (MSEDO) - a civil society organization in Mannar had been raided by a group of army personnel led by several senior officers. Nothing suspicious had been found during the raid.

MSEDO is an organization which advocated on land rights in the area. Around a dozen of army personnel had participated in this raid. According to Tamil Guardian, though staff of the organization had consented to the search, the senior officer who led the group had threatened and verbally abused the staff, and ordered to shut down the CCTV cameras.