SLA forces civilians to rebuild burnt mini-camp

[TamilNet, Friday, 23 March 2007, 04:10 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers cordoned off and searched areas in Chullipuram in Valigamam where an SLA mini-camp was set on fire Wednesday morning by unknown persons, and directd residents to gather at public place for interrogation, sources in Chullipuram said. All traffic and other activities in the area came to a standstill during the interrogation which lasted for several hours, the sources added. The SLA troopers forced the passers by to rebuild the burnt camp.

Civilians and school children, unaware of the Wednesday burning of the said camp, passing by, were beaten by the SLA troopers of the burnt Chullipuram mini-camp Thursday morning.