by Paddy McGuffin
Graphic footage which appears to show Sri Lankan forces summarily executing Tamil prisoners during or after the recent bloody conflict has been handed to the British media.
The footage, captured on a mobile phone, was supplied to the media on Wednesday by Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka.
It shows uniformed troops dragging naked and bound prisoners into a clearing and shooting them in the back of the head.
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This entry was posted on August 28, 2009 at 8:33 am and is filed under Commentary, crime, Human rights, Sri Lanka, Uncategorized, war crimes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
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Sri Lankan troops shot Tamil prisoners of war
Graphic footage which appears to show Sri Lankan forces summarily executing Tamil prisoners during or after the recent bloody conflict has been handed to the British media.
The footage, captured on a mobile phone, was supplied to the media on Wednesday by Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka.
It shows uniformed troops dragging naked and bound prisoners into a clearing and shooting them in the back of the head.
Continues >>
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Tags: arms exports to Sri Lanka, civilian deaths, execuation of prisoners, human rights abuses, journalists not allowed, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sri Lankan forces, Tamil prisoners
This entry was posted on August 28, 2009 at 8:33 am and is filed under Commentary, crime, Human rights, Sri Lanka, Uncategorized, war crimes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.