Hartal in the North over prisoner issue

13 Nov, 2015

A hartal was held in the North and East today over the failure to release Tamil political prisoners arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

The Jaffna town was in a complete shutdown with stores closed and public transport not operating as a result of the hartal.

Schools in Jaffna were closed while banks and all public institutions were also shut in support of the protest.

The hartal was called for to demand the release of all Tamil political prisoners and to also push the Government to repeal the PTA. (Colombo Gazette)

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