Abstract:
This paper is going to examine what the effective method of terrorism prevention.
Identification of terrorism and role of the civil society in the counter terrorist measures
were the objectives of this research. The research was based on primary data gathered
from 150 interviewees using structured questionnaires. Random Sampling Method
was used to collect primary data. In addition to using a structured questionnaire,
the officers such as Army, Police, teachers, lecturers, farmers were interviewed.
Except lecturers, the other interviewees were selected from “kotiyagala village” at
“siyabalanduwa” additional secretariat in Monaragala District. Kotiyagala is a village
which has been victimized since 1983 by the LTTE. Our research was referenced
the “KOTIYAGALA VILLAGE” in the Monaragala district in Sri – Lanka. It is not
a land which had to born terrorism or so called “Border Village”. But intimidation
of terrorism had been on there. The villagers have been victimized three times since
1995. Even thou terrorist suppression methods that have been succeed in other areas;
they could not suitable for KOTIYAGALA. The villages insisted on the necessary of
armed weapons to face terrorist, armed training for both male and female. They said
that if they could organize as small groups with arms, they can guard their village. In
this sense they implied that the necessity of volunteer armed groups for each village.
The research explore that even thou terrorism had been defeated it would not be able
to prevent without the active participate of civil societies. Terrorism emerges on
the base of factors that had been created by the society through its injustice societal
activities. According to the study, root causes which will be led to the emergence of
terrorism want to be eradicated to prevent terrorism. There is an active participation
of civil society, the terrorism prevention would be fruitful.
