A Sri Lankan soldier is reported to have threatened a Tamil fisherman with a knife on the shore of the Ash Odai beach area of Karainagar, Jaffna.
After dry fishing, the fisherman had left his cotton wool to dry, when he was assaulted by the soldier who held a knife against his neck.
The assault has been reported to the Karainagar Seamen's Union and to the Grama Sevaka officers. The union has strongly condemned the attack and plan to file a complaint against the soldier with the local police.
Sri Lanka's military and police are replete with similar incidents of soldiers and officers, in many cases under the influence of alcohol, abusing Tamil civilians.
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