Protest over Cancellation of Sri Lankan President's Speech
- 14 years ago
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Supporters of the Sri Lankan president held a protest in the capital city of Colombo Friday. They criticized the British government for failing to provide adequate security for their president to make a speech in the UK, which led to its cancellation.
Hundreds of government supporters demonstrated in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Friday.
One prestigious debating society in the UK cancelled a speech by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa... after planned protests against his visit in the United Kingdom raised security concerns.
In a statement, the British High Commission in Colombo said Rajapaksa was on a private visit and that the government was not involved in making security arrangements.
Tamil groups in Britain and their supporters planned a big demonstration in Oxford on Thursday to coincide with Rajapaksa's talk at the famous Oxford Union.
They were due to protest alleged human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's three-decade war against Tamil Tiger rebels, won by the army last year.
The speech was to have been the centerpiece of Rajapaksa's visit to Britain which began on Monday.
Supporters of the Sri Lankan president held a protest in the capital city of Colombo Friday. They criticized the British government for failing to provide adequate security for their president to make a speech in the UK, which led to its cancellation.
Hundreds of government supporters demonstrated in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Friday.
One prestigious debating society in the UK cancelled a speech by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa... after planned protests against his visit in the United Kingdom raised security concerns.
In a statement, the British High Commission in Colombo said Rajapaksa was on a private visit and that the government was not involved in making security arrangements.
Tamil groups in Britain and their supporters planned a big demonstration in Oxford on Thursday to coincide with Rajapaksa's talk at the famous Oxford Union.
They were due to protest alleged human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's three-decade war against Tamil Tiger rebels, won by the army last year.
The speech was to have been the centerpiece of Rajapaksa's visit to Britain which began on Monday.