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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

War crimes case decision upsets Tamils

ABC NewsUpdated October 26, 2011 01:38:00




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The Federal Attorney-General has used his discretion to kill off three war crimes charges filed by a 63-year-old Sydney man against Sri Lankan president Mohindra Rajapaksa.
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The Australian Tamil community says it feels betrayed by the Federal Government's decision to stop a war crimes case against the Sri Lankan president proceeding in Australia.
Tamil man Jegan Waran, 63, has filed charges in the Melbourne Magistrates Court against Mahinda Rajapakse, who is in Perth for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
Attorney-General Robert McClelland's permission is required for the proceedings to go ahead, but he has ruled it out.
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures during a meetingMr McClelland says the president is legally entitled to diplomatic immunity.
Australian Tamil Congress national spokeswoman Sam Pari says the decision is disappointing.

PHOTO: The Attorney-General's consent was needed for the case against Mahinda Rajapaksa to proceed.(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, file photo: Reuters)======================================TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2011 
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