Minister and Field Marshal, former Army commander Saratha Fonseka has responded to President Sirisena’s statement that he will not allow any one to General Jagatj Jayasuriya who has been charged for war crimes by ITPJ in Brazilian courts. Fonseka has said that it is unjust to protect wrongdoers for the sake of being war heroes […]
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Sri Lankan leader will protect general accused of war crimes
Image: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena. Crdit: AP. ByJagath BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO. Sri Lanka’s president on Sunday vowed to protect his former ambassador to six South American nations, an ex-army chief accused of crimes in the bloody final phase of the country’s civil war. “I state very clearly that I will not allow […]
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General Jagath Jayasuriya committed crimes during the war – Minister & Field Marshal, Sarath Fonseka
Image: One of the accusations against General Jayasuriya is that bombing medical facilities in the war zone. Minister and Field Marshal, Sarath Fonseka says that he has information regarding crimes committed by General Jagath Jayasuriya during the war and he is “ready to explain the crimes committed in detail if proper legal action is instituted”. General […]
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South America rights groups file war crimes suits against former Sri Lanka army general
by Ram Eachambadi [JURIST] Human rights groups on Monday filed suits against Jagath Jayasuriya, a former Sri Lanka army general, for alleged war crimes and human rights violations he committed during the 2009 civil war in Sri Lanka. The suits are based on his role as a commander in the Sri Lanka military during the final […]
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Why a Sri Lankan leader might be tried for war crimes in Brazil?
Image: Family members of the disappeared during the war continue their protests in Northern Province of Sri Lanka. (c) s.deshapriya. By Kate Cronin-Furman. Early Tuesday morning, news broke that Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Brazil had fled the country. Sri Lanka’s government later announced that his departure was planned, and it was simply the end of his […]
