Sri Lanka’s army commander has said the army can reinstate camps in the North if necessary and clamoured for the forces to be given powers to deal with Jaffna’s gang problem.
Speaking at the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, commander Mahesh Senanayake said “the army is strong and national security is one of its main duties. We know better about national security than others. Nothing has changed. It is the army which secured victory for Sri Lanka in its fight against the LTTE. Similarly, the army will be always ready with its services to safeguard the country.”
“Camps are not being removed in an arbitrary manner. However, the army is ready to re-organise and re-situate the camps to ensure national security,” he said, according to the Daily Mirror.