Sri Lanka’s army denied reports that 59 army camps in Jaffna had been closed since January 2015 after the new government was established.
The Army Headquarters, in a statement issued today, “categorically denied” reports that 59 army camps had been closed in Jaffna since January 2015. The statement added that the 59 camps had been closed under the old regime.
The statement came in light of allegations by Sri Lanka’s former president that the new regime had closed army camps and were catering to a secessionist agenda.
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