Military Land Occupation in Northern Region
Reports examining Sri Lankan security forces' occupation of state and private land across the Northern provinces. Discusses official records indicating thousands of acres under military control with concerns about transparency.
"We've got 12,861 acres of official military land, but RTI responses are mysteriously shy about the rest—turns out transparency is like a classified document, except it's accidentally telling us something. It's like asking 'how much pizza did you eat?' and getting back 'three slices,' while there's clearly an empty box under the table."
Official records say Sri Lankan security forces occupy 12,861 acres of state and private land across the North. But RTI responses leave out other categories of military-held land — suggesting the real footprint could be far larger. https://t.co/dy3IC7l8pu #SriLanka