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Lankan inquiry of no use says former SLMM Chief
Thursday, 12 October 2006 - 11:27 AM SL Time
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Former SLMM Head Ulf Henricsson last week said that a local investigation into the murders of the 17 Action Contre le Faim aid workers in Muttur would not reveal the truth while reiterating claims that government forces were implicated in the massacre.
`It is clear that government forces have been implicated, several sources have confirmed their implication. At the moment of the massacre the zone was totally controlled by government forces. The SLMM will only reveal its sources to an international commission,` Henricsson said while addressing the press in Paris last week.
He added, `I don`t believe in an inquiry conducted by the Sri Lankan judicial system. We are at a war situation in Sri Lanka. No party to the conflict can carry out an objective inquiry. The only solution is an independent international commission.`
Henricsson was attending a press conference held by ACF to mark the second month anniversary of the massacre.
However Defence Spokesperson Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told The Morning Leader that the former SLMM head did not have a right to make such comments and it was only obvious that he wanted to sling mud at the government.
`No one can take him seriously, especially the international community. Investigations into the Muttur massacre are continuing and till such time inquiries conclude, no party can be held responsible. He is a man who is living in an imaginary world,` Minister Rambukwella said.
Meanwhile, ACF officials said that they were not accusing any one of the murders but that it was up to the government to bring the culprits to justice.
`We don`t want to point fingers at anyone, we want the Sri Lankan government to take its responsibilities. We want the truth behind the massacre,` ACF President, Denise Metzger said. ACF has not been informed of any new developments in the investigation two months after the massacre. `We don`t have any information why the massacre took place, there has been no new light shed by the government on the investigation. The investigation is still in its preliminary stage,` ACF Director General Beniot Miribel said.
ACF has been informed that the autopsies of the two exhumed corps and the exhumation of the remaining 15 would take place if official authorization was delivered. Himalee Arunatilake from the Sri Lankan Mission in Paris said that following an order by President Mahinda Rajapakse international experts would be included in the commission as observers. But she could not elaborate on their mandate or the numbers.
Miribel said that the truth would only come out if the witnesses were protected. He also doubted any new findings through the two post mortems.
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Berty
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12 Oct 2006 04:46:51 GMT Report for Abuse
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However Defence Spokesperson Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told The Morning Leader that the former SLMM head did not have a right to make such comments and it was only obvious that he wanted to sling mud at the government.
There was no Mud slinging and why Rambukawella is getting so upset..They have only asked to bring the culprits to justice..
Hey what happened to the Australian investigators..
who is investigating the GoSL? ok let us hear the report? |
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12 Oct 2006 04:54:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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There was no Mud slinging and why Rambukawella is getting so upset..They have only asked to bring the culprits to justice..
Yes Birty,
The culprit is barbarian in the ground for all war related deaths in Sri Lanka. So SL forces will take him to justice on behalf of all deaths and suffering of masses. |
LightningGG
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12 Oct 2006 04:55:02 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Elliya Rumbuttan's a bit upset that he can't gag Ulf Henricsson now that he's out of the country |
Swathi
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12 Oct 2006 04:57:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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Berty anna:
didn't you know what happened to the aussie investigators?
They were there...with all latest equipments...no green light to goahead...so they went back saying that the equipments are worth a lot and they cannot wait there until our system allows them to carry on with thier work.
Typical of GOSL.
Cas has now been transferred to A'pura was taken up last week no one came out for witnesses so its now postponed.
people in the east finding it difficult even to do their day to day affairs.Do you think they will go to A'pura to give evidence!!Joke! SLMM may be correct. i think they will release their own report in a weeks time. |
Berty
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12 Oct 2006 05:06:53 GMT Report for Abuse
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Swathi sister,
There was a nice post by you in the earlier thread about beautiful heart..It was touching and i left a reply for you there..
I heard the same story too about the Australian experts going back home..last time when this issue was brought up the Gosl boasted saying the Independent Australian experts will be here soon and they will tell us the TRUTH..why now they do not even mention their names..if they hide the truth then we have to assume the SL forces killed the Aid workers. if not let the GoSL tell us what happened to the Australians! |
Swathi
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12 Oct 2006 05:13:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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LT:
from wheres are you coming?
Its a real joke to read about your comments.
Firstly why cricket in here at this thread...secondly only few days ago we all discussed about cricket.
No one is jealous about what you are doing or for that matter the sinhalese are doing. leave us alone and allow us to live our way.
BTW: It looks like you are jealous of tamil people,thats why all these scrap. |
sansare
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12 Oct 2006 05:16:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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LionT, good day,
think honestly,do you come across any Tamil friend or colleague in your life who is happy,proud or talk about SLR cricket,answer is bib NO.
For your information, I met number of Tamils in this very forum who love and admire SL cricket (anyway, its natural as they are Sri Lankans).
Just one of them is just above your post, Berty.
So, its not easy to generalize, I guess.
Best. |
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Sri Lanka fighting rages as military counts dead
Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:52am ET160
By Simon Gardner
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military said on Thursday 43 troops were killed, another 25 to 30 were missing and 224 were wounded in a fierce battle in the island's far north a day earlier.
Artillery duels continued to rage and residents in the army-held northern Jaffna peninsula, cut off from the rest of the island by rebel lines, heard fighter jets fly toward Tiger territory. Explosions were heard in the distance.
The Red Cross said it was trying to arrange the handover of the bodies of 20 troops. The bloody corpses were shown in graphic detail on pro-rebel Web site www.tamilnet.com.
The Tigers said 10 of their fighters were killed but the military estimates they killed more than 150 rebels.
The Tigers say they have recovered the corpses of 75 troops from inside their territory after what they say was a military offensive. The security forces deny crossing into rebel territory, but have blocked truce monitors from inspecting the area.
'The battle happened in no-man's land, between our forward defense lines and theirs,' said military spokesman Prasad Samarasinghe. 'They don't have 75 bodies.'
'Some people are missing -- about 25-30 troops. They must be having those bodies.'
He said the foes continued to exchange artillery and mortar fire on Thursday morning, but said there was no close-quarter fighting.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-10-12T045251Z_01_SP91779_RTRUKOC_0_US-SRILANKA.xml |
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