The Sri Lankan military has constructed army camps on top of the destroyed houses of displaced Tamils in Jaffna, reports the Uthayan.
The discovery was made after the military granted permission for a small group of Tamils to view their land in Palai Veemankamam, which had been seized by the military.
“They built army camps on lands where our homes were,” said one of the Tamils who was granted access to their land. One home, belonging to 74 year old Mr Kanthasamypillai, has been completely destroyed, with an army camp now stood in its place.
"We came here in 2011 with the permission of the army to hold a pooja at a temple in the region - during that time, our houses were without roofs, doors and windows,” the Uthayan quoted an anonymous displaced Tamil as saying. “But now, it is gone entirely and destroyed to the ground.”
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