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Friday, July 23, 2010

Sri Lanka: University student dies after Police assault

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Colombo Today
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Around 1000 undergraduates of the Ruhuna University commenced a march to the Matara police station today (July 23), citing that the police was responsible for the death of fellow student Susantha Aruna Bandara.

Bandara succumbed to his injuries last night after an assault by the police during a protest demonstration on June 18.

Convener of the Inter University Students Federation, Udul Premaratne said that the Minister has said in a recent television programme that the students who jeered will be sent to jail and this posed a threat to these students.

The protest was held as a mark of protest against the minister's remark, he added.

He further said that the Minister, who is boasting to privatize education, is evading a challenge by the IUSF for a debate on privatizing education.

Meanwhile, the class boycott at Sabaragamuwa University, which prevailed for over a fortnight, ended today.

The boycott was held as a mark of protest against the suspension of four students.

The boycott ended after Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. S. Rupasinghe forgave the suspended students.

© Colombo Today

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