The Special Task Force, a feared special forces unit of the Sri Lankan police, conducted a ‘snap road block’ in the country’s Northeast, reported Ceylon Today.
Police Media Spokesman, SSP Ajith Rohana said that 200 STF personnel were deployed in Jaffna and Vavuniya to “nab criminals”.
The STF is accused of committing sever human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings and disappearances.
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