The families of the disappeared in Vavuniya were issued a court order that prevented them from staging their scheduled protest today afternoon.
They have been demonstrating outside the post office on the Vavuniya A9 road for over 1,000 consecutive days of protest.
The court order was granted following a request from Vavuniya police officials that were concerns today’s scheduled protest would commemorate and mark the Black Tigers Day on top of their other requests and demands.
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