Civil officials in the Amparai district have stated that over 3,500 families have been driven from their land, with over 12000 acres of land being seized from the Tamil population, reported TamilNet on Sunday.
Since 2007, over 20 Saiva temples have been destroyed, with suspected backing by Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) commandos.
Reports from the district have indicated that newly constructed Buddhist Stupas have cropped up on land appropriated from Tamils.
Rauf Hakeem, the Minister of Justice in Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government recently assured a foreign envoy that steps would be taken to return the lands and properties that were illegally appropriated from civilians during the conflict.
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