Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Who are Sri Lanka Army's 53 Division?

Wednesday 08 December 2010

The Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence claims 53 Division troops killed Isaipriya, one of the female bodies shown in the video screened by Channel 4 News. But who are they and who was their commander?
General Kamal Gunaratne, commander of 53 Division
The final few days of the 26-year Sri Lanka war - where government troops surrounded and killed the majority of the remaining Tamil Tigers -were marked by vicious fighting.
The so-called "end battle" comprised three divisions of the Sri Lanka Army - 53, 58 and 59 Division.
The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence website account of the "end battle" suggests their efforts would become a "legend that would be told from generation to generation", but accusations of war crimes continue to dog both government troops and Tamil Tigers.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010


Human rights watch

Human rights watch

Screen grab from a video showing what appears to be Sri Lankan soldiers executing several prisoners on May 18, 2009. The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense has said that one of the people who appears to have been executed was killed by its army’s 53 Division.
New Evidence Reinforces Need for Investigation of Wartime Atrocities
December 8, 2010
(New York) - New evidence links the Sri Lankan army's 53 Division to the alleged summary

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