Reuters today quoted a lawyer with the Colombo based independent think tank Centre for Policy Alternatives stating " "They have just made the order. The registrar has been asked to contact the Inspector General of Police immediately to stop any further evictions of Tamils from Colombo,"
this follows the Governments decision to forcibly evicting minority ethnic Tamils from the capital ,which started on Thursday the 05th June.
today a day after police deported hundreds to the island's war-torn north, the news of the Supreme Court order brings a sigh of relief for the rest of the Sri Lankan citizenry ,who was shocked and at the same time angered by the move of the Government to evict Tamils from Colombo.
CPA had on Friday early morning filed a stay order with the Supreme Court request a stop to evictions.
Hope this serves as a wake up call to President Mahinda Rajapaksha.
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