Sri Lanka CID says no evidence of Defence Secretary ordering elimination of surrendering LTTE leaders

Sri Lanka CID says no evidence of Defence Secretary ordering elimination of surrendering LTTE leadersThu, May 6, 2010, 09:13 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
May 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation department has informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court that it found no evidence of any orders to eliminate the surrendering LTTE leaders during the last phase of the battle with the rebel outfit.
CID told the Chief Magistrate that their investigations have confirmed that Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa or Commander of Task Force 1, then Brigadier, now Major General Shavendra Silva has never given any orders to shoot the surrendered LTTE cadres or their family members during the final operation in Wanni.
The CID has requested the court to grant permission to consider General Fonseka as a suspect based on the progress of the investigations that have been conducted so far.
Colombo Chief Magistrate Champa Janaki Rajaratna has issued notice on the Army Commander to produce Fonseka before courts on May 12th.
The former Army Commander General (retd.) Sarath Fonseka last December accused the Defence Secretary and Major general Siva of ordering to shoot white flag-waving LTTE cadres.
The announcement created a huge outcry from international community demanding a probe into Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes.