A Tamil civil society organisation in Mannar was raided by the Sri Lankan army and harassed by a senior army official on Thursday.
The Mannar Social and Economic Development Organisation (MSEDO), a group that has supported land rights campaigns around Mannar was subjected to a sudden search operation involving dozens of army personnel.
Despite the staff acquiescing to the search, the senior army official present threatened and verbally abused the staff present and ordered them to switch off the office’s CCTV camera.
The organisation reported the threats to the Mannar section of the Human Rights Commission (HRCSL).
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