Thursday, December 1, 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Sri Lankan government gave orders to commit war crimes, new evidence shows

The International WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2011 By The International

Photographer: ComSec

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia, on October 28, 2011.

The Sri Lankan army ordered extra-judicial killings and assassinations during the final days of the country’s civil war, according to allegations made by a former member of the army. The source made the statements in an affidavit, obtained by The International as a part of an investigative report on the civil war, published today. The allegations were also accompanied by statements made by a witness who claims that he saw a number of serious war crimes being committed against civilians.

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