Soldiers stationed in the North have been intruding into the everyday affairs of the public and offer arbitrary mediation in affairs unwarranted of them. This has created an anxiety among the public.
Army check points and camps are seen in every nook and corner of the north. Therefore i each and every event that causes a strain has to be referred to them. This practice has lead to the soldiers to poke into everything including family matters.
The soldiers even intrude in road accidents as well. The police service in the North is not very active and the soldiers say they have taken over civil administration as a whole. As such in any event whether it is a road accident or a divorce case soldiers become the last word. They also become the judges as well.
The photograph shows a road accident in the Valikamam area.
The soldiers who rushed to the scene of the accident had spoken to both the drivers and patched them up. The soldiers themselves spoke to the drivers regard to obtaining insurance claims.
This act of soldiers taking the civil administration into their hands had caused an anxiety among the passers by.
The soldiers are engaged in such acts of intrusion and arbitrary mediation is many parts of Vanni, with no body to question nor stop them.
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