Former Army Commander, Sarath Fonseka, emphasized the Army camps in the North and East should be removed gradually and measures must be taken to stabilize the civil administration.
In an interview with the Tamil news paper Sudaroli the former Army chief said the army camps in the North and East should be removed in order to prevent any inconvenience for the civilians.
“When I retired from the Army in 2010, I had my plans on the resettlement and rehabilitation. I had my plans on the removal of Army camps without hindering the civilian life. Similarly, I also had the plans to resettle the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)’s in their original places without causing any problems to them. The Army camps should be put with regard to the security. But they should not be put up in the manner disturbing the civilian lives. My plans were not given importance at that time, whereas they are still not in a position to address the grievances of the civilians affected by the war,” Fonseka said.
Commenting on the rehabilitation programme, Fonseka said around twelve thousand ex cadres have been rehabilitated.” I wonder whether they were rehabilitated properly .Their psychological problems should also taken into consideration. We must ensure that another insurgency is not emerging from the North and East”.
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