Govt. trying to issue death certificates for the missing

Tuesday, 31 July 2012 

The TNA says death certificates are being issued to missing persons in the North.

TNA parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran said that families of missing persons in Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi are being given death certificates for their missing family members.

He has said the army had asked 30 families of missing persons in Mullaitivu to the police station in the area and had collected personal data about the missing persons.

He has observed that after getting the details the families had been given a form to place their signature and they were provided with a death certificate for their missing family member afterwards.

However, Premachandran has said that some families have refused to accept the death certificate saying they needed a proper inquiry to be held to their loved ones.

He has noted that inquiries should be carried out into the missing persons instead of just issuing death certificates.