On 26th February, 2018, a group of Sinhalese youth stormed into restaurants owned by Muslims in Ampara, falsely alleging that the food sold at these restaurants contained a sterilisation pill aimed at Sinhala Buddhists customers. The youth threatened the owners and caused damage to the restaurants. In addition to several shops, a mosque was also vandalised.
On 4th March, 2018, violence and hate of a greater magnitude were unleashed on Muslims in the Digana and Teldeniya areas. Mosques, shops, businesses and vehicles belonging to Muslims were looted, vandalised, and set on fire. A 26-year-old young man was killed by the mob in Digana.
Several arrests were made subsequent to the riots. However, to date, no progress has been made in holding the perpetrators to account.
After 6 years of this anti-Muslim violence where do we stand ?
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