The man is young, naked, bound and blindfolded; a corpse lying across his legs. A soldier approaches him in what appears to be Sri Lankan army uniform and shoots him at point-blank range, apparently amused at the death. “It’s like he jumped,” he says.
The footage, released last night, appears to show what the Tamil community and human rights campaigners have long alleged: that in its final surge against the Tamil Tiger rebels this year, the Sri Lankan Army summarily killed prisoners.
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Sri Lanka Accused Of War Crimes After 'Tamil Execution' Videos Emerge -- The Telegraph
Sri Lanka rejects accuracy of footage showing 'execution' of Tamils by troops -- The Guardian
SLankan army calls execution video a fabrication -- AFP
Video allegedly shows 'executions' in Sri Lanka: report -- AFP
A trip to Sri Lanka's Tamil c
The footage, released last night, appears to show what the Tamil community and human rights campaigners have long alleged: that in its final surge against the Tamil Tiger rebels this year, the Sri Lankan Army summarily killed prisoners.
Read more ....
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Sri Lanka Accused Of War Crimes After 'Tamil Execution' Videos Emerge -- The Telegraph
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SLankan army calls execution video a fabrication -- AFP
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Sri Lanka rejects accuracy of footage showing 'execution' of Tamils by troops -- The Guardian
SLankan army calls execution video a fabrication -- AFP
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