Dark tales of Tamil ex-child soldiers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8121441.stm
Then..
'LTTE cadres took me away when I was 13. First I found it hard to carry the rifle. Then I got used to it. I went to the frontline and fired at the troops,' he said.
'They took me away from my home and gave me military training. When they told me to go to the frontline, I got scared and refused to go. They got angry and beat me so badly. Blood came out of my nose and mouth. Then I went to the battle fearing the punishment,' said Kala, who is 17 but went into battle when she was 16.
'During my training a boy and a girl tried to escape. They were caught and shot before the others,' another girl recalls.
'My mother was with the Sea Tigers and my father served in the LTTE's Charles Antony Regiment. Still they took me for training.
'When my father saw me in the frontline, he asked me to run away and surrender. I did that. I came to know that my mother is in a detention centre. I hope my father is alive,' says Sevlam.
'I saw a father trying to stop his son being taken away by the LTTE cadres. But they shot him down and took his son away,' another young man says.
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Although the camp is surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by the army, the the inmates say the atmosphere inside is more like a hostel.
'Here we get good food. We also learn new skills.'
They attend English and Sinhala classes.
I can imagine how angry Tamil DieAssPora must be feeling about GOSL for treating Tamil Children like this.. |
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