Jaffna University students stage protest against police inaction on attacks

Students of the Ramanathan Fine Art department in Jaffna University, staged a protest against local police today, expressing outrage at the lack of police action after Jaffna university students were attacked 2 days ago.

Demonstrators held placards and shouted slogans questioning the local police’s silence after students were attacked within the Jaffna university faculty on Saturday.

Questioning police neutrality slogans read, “Police, don’t be biased.” Highlighting the recent arrest of prominent Tamil activists protesters chanted “you can arrest Viboosika and Jeyakumari but why not these?”

Jaffna University students attacked (23 March 2014)

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