Two ‘death notice’ has been issued to students and educational staff across Jaffna, including those at many of the leading schools and Jaffna University.
The second notice listed details of Jaffna University staff and students on a “death list”, and gave "Final Warning" to those involved in "terrorist activities."
It accused those listed of aiding and abetting the Liberation Tigers and was signed by a group calling itself the ‘Tamil Alliance to Save Sri Lanka’.
It was distributed by a group of armed men who had stormed the premises late in the night on May 13. They had put up posters and left pamphlets in Tamil with the title ‘last warning’ issued to some 323 students and staff including the Vice Chancellor and professors of the University.
It was also allegedly being passed around by SLA troopers. However, the SLA denied involvement in the distribution of the notices.
The University campus notice followed an earlier one on May 9, listing mainly school students and principals. The Jaffna Hindu College’s principal was one of four principals on the list.
The notice branded those listed as being members of the Liberation Tigers and warned that they would be killed if they failed to give up "terrorist activities."
“This amnesty is offered because you are students but if you continue to participate in hand grenade attacks, claymore attacks and other such activities, the death sentence passed on you will be carried out without any delay,” said the notice, which was also signed by the ‘Tamil Alliance to Save Sri Lanka’.
Meanwhile, Jaffna Campus safety officers complained to the Vice Chancellor that members of SLA and Sri Lanka’s Military Intelligence division have been entering the Campus and assaulting the security officers during work hours.
Schools were already being boycotted by students demanding the release of four high school students abducted on May 4.
That protest had paralyzed all the schools and educational institutions in the peninsula. But even the few students who attended some of the schools went home when news of the notices spread across the Jaffna district.
The Jaffna University campus was already closed as a result of a previous dispute and is expected to remain closed until the latest threat is addressed by the security forces hierarchy in Jaffna.
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It accused those listed of aiding and abetting the Liberation Tigers and was signed by a group calling itself the ‘Tamil Alliance to Save Sri Lanka’.
It was distributed by a group of armed men who had stormed the premises late in the night on May 13. They had put up posters and left pamphlets in Tamil with the title ‘last warning’ issued to some 323 students and staff including the Vice Chancellor and professors of the University.
It was also allegedly being passed around by SLA troopers. However, the SLA denied involvement in the distribution of the notices.
The University campus notice followed an earlier one on May 9, listing mainly school students and principals. The Jaffna Hindu College’s principal was one of four principals on the list.
The notice branded those listed as being members of the Liberation Tigers and warned that they would be killed if they failed to give up "terrorist activities."
“This amnesty is offered because you are students but if you continue to participate in hand grenade attacks, claymore attacks and other such activities, the death sentence passed on you will be carried out without any delay,” said the notice, which was also signed by the ‘Tamil Alliance to Save Sri Lanka’.
Meanwhile, Jaffna Campus safety officers complained to the Vice Chancellor that members of SLA and Sri Lanka’s Military Intelligence division have been entering the Campus and assaulting the security officers during work hours.
Schools were already being boycotted by students demanding the release of four high school students abducted on May 4.
That protest had paralyzed all the schools and educational institutions in the peninsula. But even the few students who attended some of the schools went home when news of the notices spread across the Jaffna district.
The Jaffna University campus was already closed as a result of a previous dispute and is expected to remain closed until the latest threat is addressed by the security forces hierarchy in Jaffna.
