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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Police harass Tamils protesting against Sirisena's May Day rally in Batticaloa
07May 2018
Sri Lankan police officers attempted to stop families of the disappeared
protesting today against the Sri Lankan president's May Day event in
Batticaloa.
Continuing their protest undeterred, families condemned the government's
failure to provide answers for the tens of thousands who remaing
unaccounted for and criticised the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) as a
mechanism of provide accountability.
"We strongly condemn you and your party, who have not provided us
justice or understood our suffering, for celebrating May Day in our
district," the families said.
The families were also critical of the celebration of May Day by the
president, whilst families still experienced economic hardship.
"While our household income earners [are] incarcerated, are you celebrating the Labour Day at our courtyards?" a banner read.
