The Jaffna magistrate has banned a demonstration protesting against the military’s appropriation of Tamil residents' lands – even though he has no jurisdiction to do so.
According to the magistrate, the demonstration would threaten national security, create dissension among communities and would be risking the normalisation of armed culture.
The TNPF (Tamil National People’s Front) has applied to the Jaffna High Court to overturn the ban.
See TamilNet’s report here.
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