Friday, March 30, 2018

Sri Lanka unrest: Police, politicians backed by Mahinda Rajapaksa aided anti-Muslim riots, reveal witnesses, CCTV footage

File image of Mahinda Rajapaksa. AFP
 File image of Mahinda Rajapaksa. AFP
Mar 25, 2018 

Kandy, Sri Lanka: Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy district this month, according to witnesses, officials and CCTV footage reviewed by Reuters.