Three Tamil women who were part of the 109 recently paraded recruits into the Sri Lankan military have alleged they faced regular sexual assault by the Sinhalese soldiers, reported TamilCNN.
The three escaped from the military base, and described being forced into training from 4am till 10pm at night. Many other Tamil women also tried to escape, however they were caught, and have been locked up, accordng to the three escapees.
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