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Freedom isn’t free: Jaffna residents still being monitored
Police are circulating the attached form in Jaffna with instructions to fill and hand over to the Grama Sevaka by tomorrow October 18,2011. The image of the form attached is the one that was delivered at a home in Nallur. This was usually done under the under Emergency Regulations. However the government disingenuously allowed the ER to lapse with much fanfare on August 30 and then 24 hours before it lapsed re introduced even more draconian regulations through the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Residents in the North are reporting that they are being asked to retain a copy of the form so that it can be shown on demand. The government is allegedly siting section 76 of the Police Ordinance as the legal basis for this move.
“Every householder within such town and limits shall furnish the officer of police of his division, when required so to do by such officer under the order received to that effect from any Magistrate having jurisdiction within such town and limits, or from the Inspector-General of Police, with a list of all the inmates of his house, distinguishing the members of his family from the servants or others resident therein ; and he shall also, if it shall be so directed in the order of the Inspector-General of Police or Magistrate report any increase or diminution, or change in the same ; and he shall not, having received such notice under such order, harbour a stranger without giving such notice thereof to the principal officer of police of his division ; and every person failing in any duty imposed upon him by this clause shall be guilty of an offence, and be liable to any fine not exceeding fifty rupees” – Section 76 of the Police Ordinance.
Police are circulating the attached form in Jaffna with instructions to fill and hand over to the Grama Sevaka by tomorrow October 18,2011. The image of the form attached is the one that was delivered at a home in Nallur. This was usually done under the under Emergency Regulations. However the government disingenuously allowed the ER to lapse with much fanfare on August 30 and then 24 hours before it lapsed re introduced even more draconian regulations through the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Residents in the North are reporting that they are being asked to retain a copy of the form so that it can be shown on demand. The government is allegedly siting section 76 of the Police Ordinance as the legal basis for this move.
“Every householder within such town and limits shall furnish the officer of police of his division, when required so to do by such officer under the order received to that effect from any Magistrate having jurisdiction within such town and limits, or from the Inspector-General of Police, with a list of all the inmates of his house, distinguishing the members of his family from the servants or others resident therein ; and he shall also, if it shall be so directed in the order of the Inspector-General of Police or Magistrate report any increase or diminution, or change in the same ; and he shall not, having received such notice under such order, harbour a stranger without giving such notice thereof to the principal officer of police of his division ; and every person failing in any duty imposed upon him by this clause shall be guilty of an offence, and be liable to any fine not exceeding fifty rupees” – Section 76 of the Police Ordinance.
3 Comments to “Freedom isn’t free: Jaffna residents still being monitored”
October 18, 2011 at 5:52 am
Let’s first try to get justice for alleged warcrimes
October 18, 2011 at 5:50 am
Not until there is a viable political solution and even the TNA knows that the negotiations are a joke. This govt does not need to negotiate, thugs and dictators don’t.
October 18, 2011 at 5:48 am
when will they truly free the people of the north. no one will understand unless you go through it yourself