"For the benefit of those who cannot understand Sinhala – we offer you some of
our initial observations. From the casual nature of the conversations and from
the fact that it is taking place in an open area and in broad daylight - it can
be surmised that these are not extraordinary acts by rogue elements carried out
without the permission from the top leadership. The soldiers egging each other
on, the insulting jokes and the laughter show that there is a consensus that
these cold blooded killings should take place"
Video Evidence Of Extra-Judicial Killings
In Sri Lanka
By Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
26 August, 2009
http://www.countercurrents.org/jds260809.htm
A video clip released by Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) has
revealed extra-judicial killings being conducted in Sri Lanka. Although You
Tube subsequently removed the video for violating terms of use, you can View
the video here . You need a quicktime player to view the video
The Statement by Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
We, 'Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka', wish to bring to your attention
this disturbing video clip. We are not in a position to disclose the way we
received it, but we can say that the video was captured during the month of
January in 2009.
The Sri Lankan government justifies the internment of approximately 280,000
Tamil people, for over three months now, on the basis that they are 'screening'
for LTTE cadres. These camps still remain out of bounds for independent media
and human rights observers. Apart from these known camps, it is widely believed
that there are over 10,000 Tamils are held in undisclosed locations. Further,
as a recent BBC report reveals the interned Tamils have to regularly experience
the trauma of the appearance of the 'dolphin vans' in the camps – as these
whisk away people – who then disappear.
The video-clip was taken during the period of the war, when international and
independent local media were prevented by the Sri Lankan government from
covering the conflict zone. This videoclip shows the reality of the behaviour
of the government forces during the war which the government called a
‘humanitarian operation’ to rescue the Tamils. All reports, like that of the
BBC above, indicate that there is no reason to believe that there is a change
in the behaviour of the armed forces.
For the benefit of those who cannot understand Sinhala – we offer you some of
our initial observations. From the casual nature of the conversations and from
the fact that it is taking place in an open area and in broad daylight - it can
be surmised that these are not extraordinary acts by rogue elements carried out
without the permission from the top leadership. The soldiers egging each other
on, the insulting jokes and the laughter show that there is a consensus that
these cold blooded killings should take place.
Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) is an action group of journalists,
writers, artists and human rights defenders in exile who are campaigning for
democracy, human rights and media freedom in Sri Lanka.
With Regards
Abi
“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice
he is the worst”
- Aristotle
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