JVP requests to re-investigate on to Matale mass grave site

SATURDAY, 20 JUNE 2015

Western Provincial Member, Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watawala informed the Matale Magistrate yesterday (19th June) by representing aggrieved parties when Matale mass grave site case was taken for hearing at Matale Magistrate court.

JVP general secretary Tilvin Silva also attended the court yesterday and he said that it was able to found skeletons remains of 155 people in mass grave site which was found in Matale Hospital ground. It is clear that there was a definite crime, we suspect that these skeletons are of our members who were assassinated during 89 period. Former Rajapakshe Regime was tried to hide this crime as Gotabaya Rajapakshe’s name is also connected with this crime. We have a serious doubt about the Skeletons parts sent to USA for determining the chronology of skeletal remains found in Matale mass grave site because archaeological analysis conducted by Prof Raj Somadeva has mentioned in his analytical report that these skeletal is belonging to 1987 to 1990 period which contradicts with the US laboratory findings.

Therefore, we request the courts to issue an order to re-investigate in to this mass grave site. The CID informed Court that the laboratory reports on the mass grave had been referred to the Attorney General for future actions. We hope re-investigation will be carryout out on to this crime said Tilvin silva.

The magistrate postponed the case for July 24, 2015.