{"id":115303,"date":"2013-11-19T12:21:15","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T06:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=115303"},"modified":"2013-11-28T17:25:48","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T11:55:48","slug":"grease-yaka-rides-again-in-the-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/grease-yaka-rides-again-in-the-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Grease Yaka Rides Again In The East?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sparking fears of a re-emergence of a \u2018grease yakka\u2019 phenomenon in the Muslim dominated Eastern villages of Nintavur and Kalmunai, villagers on Monday apprehended several STF personnel in civil clothing who were prowling around the area at night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105422\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gotabaya-x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105422\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-105422\" alt=\"Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gotabaya-x-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gotabaya-x-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/gotabaya-x-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-105422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The group was apprehended by village vigilantes on Monday night who had been on the alert following a series of robberies and crime in the area after dark. A decision had been reached by villagers in the area to demand identification from any strangers roaming around the village after 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Clashes had ensued between the villagers and STF personnel in civilian clothing after one officer had been unable to prove his identity.<\/p>\n<p>The group was handed over to the police who released the STF group, angering the villagers.<\/p>\n<p>A harthal has been held for the past day, resulting in the Ampara Kalmunai road being impassable for several hours. The villagers of Nintavur are reported to have burnt tires and organised a general strike in protest at the police inaction. 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