Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, said that the hartal to be implemented in the North and East tomorrow is a misguidance of the people to fulfill political interests. He said this while participating in a special media briefing held at the Government Information Department today (17).
The Minister further said that certain political parties in the North and East are misleading the people and creating unrest among them to achieve their narrow political objectives.
A program to restore the camp of the 12th Sinha Regiment located in Mutthayankattu, Sivanagar in the Oddusan area of Mullaitivu has been underway in the past.
The Minister said that 05 unauthorized persons had secretly entered the army camp and the army had taken steps to expel them. One person who was fleeing drowned in the Mutthayankattu tank in Mullaitivu and died.
The Minister said that allegations have been made by certain parties regarding an assault on the person who drowned, and accordingly three soldiers have been arrested and remanded.
The Minister pointed out that certain political groups are trying to gain advantage by distorting the facts of this incident by claiming that the army had killed a civilian.