It was only on public pressure brought about that the law was enforced against a Provincial Council MP who visited a school and made a teacher kneel down. Later action was filed and punishments meted out. The police, entrusted with protection of the law were seen abusing it. There had been instances where suspected criminals or underworld characters who were arrested by police were later found killed whilst they were taken out for alleged further investigations. The police on several occasions have said that the suspected criminal escaped from the police whilst being taken on further investigations and tried to attack the police and that the suspect was killed in the on-going tussle in self-defence. This type of incidents have created doubts in the minds of the people as to whether they were really genuine incidents or staged ones. Although obstructions to activities of civil society organizations and undue influences on them took place, the law was not properly enforced against persons responsible for them. In place of the law, organized forces came forward and again faith placed in the law by the citizens was eroded. The affected parties bore the results in silence. This was a period when these facts posed a grave threat to the supremacy of the law. Reconciliation To foster reconciliation among races and those of different religious faiths, it is necessary to act according to principles of equality. There should also be a willingness to grant justifiable requests and to listen to them. If there are problems, solutions through debates and discussions should be resorted to. When this type of action is not resorted to, the premise that there’s protection for minorities and those of different religious faiths is weakened. The outcome of such a situation was when the Northern Provincial Council requested for an international inquiry into incidents that occurred during the time of the war and how they were resolved. 57