TAG to file civil case against Rajapakse in Texas Federal Court

[Sun, 23 Jan 2011, 02:37 GMT]

Tamils Against Genocide (TAG), a US-based activist group advocating criminal legal action worldwide against Sri Lanka's alleged war-criminals, said in a press release issued today, that TAG's attorney is filing civil action against visiting Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse for damages under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA/TVPA) on behalf of three plaintiffs for the killings of 40,000 civilians in Mullaiththeevu in 2009, killing of 5 Trincomalee students in January 2006, and for the killing of 17 Action contre la faim (ACF) workers in August 2006. As calls to apprehend, investigate and prosecute Mahinda Rajapakse by rights organizations, US Congresspersons and diaspora Tamils have escalated, European Tamil diaspora youth are mobilizing protests in front of US embassies against Rajapakse's visit to the U.S.

TAG's release: Civil case and diaspora action

A civil complaint is to be filed in the 5th Circuit Southern District Court in Texas, latest Tuesday, according to TAG's attorney, Bruce Fein. TAG's media release issued today also called upon the diaspora Tamils to pressure the US Justice Department to initiate investigations and prosecute the visiting Rajapakse for war-crimes.Full story >>

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