{"id":116962,"date":"2013-12-17T23:09:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T17:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=116962"},"modified":"2013-12-29T02:16:56","modified_gmt":"2013-12-28T20:46:56","slug":"catholic-church-calls-for-appointment-of-civilian-governors-in-north-curtailing-security-forces-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/catholic-church-calls-for-appointment-of-civilian-governors-in-north-curtailing-security-forces-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Church Calls For Appointment Of Civilian Governors In North &#038; East; Curtailing Security Forces Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has called for the appointment of civilian governors for the provinces of the North and East\u00a0 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/malcolm-r.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-240\" alt=\"Malcolm R\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/malcolm-r-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/malcolm-r-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/malcolm-r-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>believes that although the war ended the terror activities of the LTTE , a satisfactory political solution to the issues facing the Tamil community in the North is yet to be found and a sense of simmering unease which continues to prevail needs to be addressed with a sense of urgency.<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Bishops Conference in a Pastoral Letter issued last week appealed to the Government to limit the activities of the\u00a0security forces to the areas of internal or external security and related issues only. 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