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Police makes multiple requests to ban Thileepan memorial float in Vavuniya
12:00 Sep 18 2023 Vavuniya Police Station
others Not Applicable Government Security Personnel other forms of intimidation Freedom of Assembly and association
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On 18th September, Vavuniya Magistrate rejected an application filed by police requesting to ban the memorial float dedicated to Lt Col Thileepan from travelling through Vavuniya in Vavuniya district in the Northern Province, claiming that it may "disrupt racial harmony." The court stated that everyone has the right to remember and ordered the police to provide necessary security to the protest.News Source Link
https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/vavuniya-court-rejects-sri-lankan-police-request-ban-lt-col-thileepan-memorialhttps://www.lankadeepa.lk/latest_news/%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B6%91%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%99%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%80-%E0%B6%89%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%
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