Description

Villagers in Kepapulavu in the Mullaitheevu district had been continuously protesting for the release of their land, occupied by the Army, since March 2017. On the 4th of February which was the 70th Independence Day of Sri Lanka and the 339th day of the protest, the protesters used Black Flags and said that we do not have the freedom, even to live freely and questioned what the meaning of such an Independence Day is.They had engaged in a peaceful protest march and tried to hold a demonstration in front of the Sri Lankan Army Base which had been their village.However, the police had ordered them to stop the demonstration and the use of black flags. Later, the police filed a case in Mullaitive Magistrate Court against 5 Tamils who were engaged in the demonstration and they have been ordered to appear before the courts.