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The 22 were among 30 people who were booked by police on April 10 while showing solidarity with more than 60 refugees who were being detained inside the Mantra Hotel in Preston. They were each fined $1652 for allegedly violating a COVID-19 lockdown order. The refugees had been brought to Australia from Manus Island and Nauru for medical treatment under the now abandoned Medavac law. Most did not receive adequate treatment and all were placed in crowded conditions where guards regularly violated social distancing rules. The car cavalcade aimed to raise the morale of the refugees and draw attention to the new detention system. Activists argued that their action was about care and compassion, one of the four reasons people were allowed to leave home at that time. ....
Viraj Dissanayake, a socialist and Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union delegate of Sinhalese background, said Sri Lanka is ruled by a “war criminal government” and is therefore not safe for Tamils. It is not even safe for most of its citizens, he said, saying protestors have been arrested, including a teacher union leader. Matt, a friend of Rajan who has visited him in detention, described him as a “loving, caring person” who cares for his fellow detainees. Rajan has written to the government saying that he does not want to die in detention, and asking to be allowed to “die in peace”. ....