The Sri Lankan military threatened displaced residents from Valikamam North ahead the Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister, Hugo Swire's visit to Jaffna later that day, the Jaffna based newspaper, Uthayan reported.
Locals told the newspaper that military personnel, dressed in civilian clothes went to the Sabapathipillai Welfare Centre on Wednesday morning and warned Tamils there not to speak about their plight with Mr Swire.
"You will tell the visiting official that you want the lands that you are currently in. Do not instead request that you want the lands that are within the High Security Zone," a resident at the camp quoted the military officer as saying.
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