A member of the Nallur divisional council (prathesa sabai) has been threatened by army intelligence personnel for bringing resolutions against militarisation in the council.
Council member S. Sivaloganathan told the council yesterday that he had received phone calls from intelligence officers where he had been asked in a threatening tone why he was bringing resolutions against the Sri Lankan military forces, such as resolutions calling for the return of land occupied by the army.
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