A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Thursday, May 25, 2017
Sri Lanka police 'failing to stop anti-Muslim attacks'
Sri
Lankan police are yet to make any arrests in connection with more than a
dozen arson attacks against Muslims shops, mosques and a burial ground
in the past month (AFP Photo/LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI)
AFP
AFP
Rights
groups accused Sri Lankan police Wednesday of failing to stop a wave of
hate crimes against Muslim businesses and mosques in the
Buddhist-majority country.
Police are yet to make any arrests in connection with more than a dozen
arson attacks against Muslims shops, mosques and a burial ground in the
past month.
Prominent rights activist Victor Ivan said the inaction risked a repeat of anti-Muslim riots in 2014 that left four dead.
"Police are responsible for allowing this situation to continue by not
taking action against the perpetrators," Ivan told reporters in Colombo,
adding that an extremist Buddhist group was believed to be behind the
violence.
Only property has been damaged so far in the latest spate of attacks.
The government said Wednesday the violence had been addressed in a
cabinet meeting and police and security forces had been instructed to
maintain law and order.
"The president directed the Inspector General of Police to instruct all
officers in charge of police stations to be responsible for preventing
such incidents," the government said in a statement.
The riots in mid 2014 -- led by a hardline Buddhist group -- were widely
seen as the catalyst that led to then president Mahinda Rajapakse's
downfall in January 2015.
Muslims account for just 10 percent of Sri Lanka's 21 million population
and have emerged king makers in a country where the majority
Sinhala-Buddhist community is split down the middle between two national
parties.