Speaking to Sandeshaya Mudiyapu Remedias, an Attorney at law said “ I parked my bicycle outside the office near Stanley road in Jaffna and when I tried to leave the premises, a soldier came and gave me a slap without a reason.”

When I complained to the military, a group of senior officers came and apologised M. Remedias

The Legal Advisor has registered a complaint on Friday with the Jaffna Commanding Officer of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) that he was assaulted severely by a SLA soldier.

"When I complained to the military, a group of senior officers came and apologised” said Remedias. “They are conducting an enquiry and promised me to punish the culprit” he added.

Remedias said that he told the soldier that he was a Human Rights lawyer. However he said that SL Army does not have a right to assault any civilian.

Meanwhile, the Co-ordinating Officer of the Human Rights commission S. Surenthirarajah has also registered a complaint with the Jaffna police that he has been subjected to continuous threats to his life.

According to Remedias, Surenthirarajah has received two phone calls and on both occations he was threatened with death.

“We have informed the Sri Lanka Telecom about the incident and asked them to identify the caller to facilitate the investigation” said Remedias.