Sunday, November 1, 2009

Laxmichari attack: UPDF announces fresh action programme

chtnews.com
News No. 148/2009, October 10, 2009

The United Peoples’ Democratic Front (UPDF) Khagrachari District Unit has announced a fresh programme of action to force the government to meet its five point demands, which include, among others, punishment of Laxmichari zone commander Lt. Col. Sharif, the mastermind behind the killing of UPDF leader Rui Khoi Marma on 2 October.

The programmes include road blockade in Khagrachari district on 14 October, protest rallies in all Upazila headquarters of the district on 12 October and putting on black badge by school and college students in Laxmichari from 12 – 14 October.

The other demands put forward include arrest of the killers of UPDF leader Rui Khoi Marma, arrest of military-sponsored CHTNF terrorists, arrest and punishment of those involved in the attack on UPDF on 9 October in Laxmichari, and put an end to military repression of innocent people in Laxmichari.