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Mirisuvil Mass Grave |
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On December 19, 2000, nine civilians including a three year old child in Jaffna district disappeared from their homes in Mirisuvil in the Thenmaradchy area. The eight men obtained permission from the Sri Lankan Army to visit their homes and see their properties as they were displaced to Vadamaradchy area. Later it was reported that they were missing. On December 24, 2000 one of the missing, Mr. Maheshwaran escaped from army custody with severe wounds and injury all over his body as a result of torture and gave information about details of remaining eight. On his evidence, soon after, a mass grave was discovered and corpses of the eight men were found during exhumation which took place on December 25, 2000. This case was taken up at the Chavakachcheri Magistrate’s Court on the same day and subsequently 14 army personnel were taken into custody. The case was taken up in the following Courts, due to judicial intervention of the CHRD,
The Chief Justice nominated three judges to the bench at the Trial-at-bar to hear this case. Hearing was suspended halfway. Later on, the Chief Justice nominated three new judges for the Trial-at-bar. The CHRD has been handling this case from inception. The case case was called several times. But these were merely calling dates.
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Families of the of the victims | Mirisuvile Massgrave |
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