Pilavu residents protest all night and for second day demanding lands returned

01 Feb  2017

Residents of a Mullaitivu village continued to protest for a second day, having spent the night outside an air force camp, demanding the return of their lands.

Residents of a Mullaitivu village continued to protest for a second day, having spent the night outside an air force camp, demanding the return of their lands.

The families rejected claims from the camp’s commander in which he claimed the air force would need between two weeks and a month to process the land return.

Protestors, including women, children and the elderly stayed all night, stating that they would not leave until they could access their own lands.

Air force personnel attempted to scare off the protestors by flashing lights during the night and making threatening noises.