'Victims had died between 1986 and 1990'

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Two reports have been received stating that the skeletons found in the mass grave in the Matale District Hospital premises were of persons killed between 1986 and 1990, Matale Magistrate and Additional District Judge Chaturika De Silva said yesterday (27).

He ordered that the police guard at the premises be withdrawn. Reports regarding the skeletons, sent by the Kelaniya University Post Graduate Archaeological Institute’s Prof. Raj Somadeva and Matale District Hospital’s Judicial Medical Officer Dr.Ajith Jayasena, had been submitted to court.

Two reports have been received stating that the skeletons found in the mass grave in the Matale District Hospital premises were of persons killed between 1986 and 1990, Matale Magistrate and Additional District Judge Chaturika De Silva said yesterday (27). He ordered that the police guard at the premises be withdrawn.

Reports regarding the skeletons, sent by the Kelaniya University Post Graduate Archaeological Institute’s Prof. Raj Somadeva and Matale District Hospital’s Judicial Medical Officer Dr.Ajith Jayasena, had been submitted to court.
The inquiry was postponed till May 8.

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ind Thursday, 28 March 2013 02:48 AM

OK. Now the ball is in JVP/UNP hands. !!!!!

ulk Thursday, 28 March 2013 05:55 AM

And the matale army leader at that time(if you know what i mean)

God Father Thursday, 28 March 2013 06:29 AM

cld be the relatives of ww.

sajee baba Thursday, 28 March 2013 06:56 AM

I think they have committed suicide.

zeylanicus Thursday, 28 March 2013 06:58 AM

I wonder why the police guard was withdrawn when we got to know that the victims were from 1986 to 1990 ....

sobers Thursday, 28 March 2013 10:39 AM

Human Rights will have lot of overtime to do!

jone Thursday, 28 March 2013 10:47 AM

seems they forgetn white van...coz nw the color has been changed

sss Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:41 AM

beware premadasa is looking up from below

ANTON Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:43 AM

HE WAS GIVEN A SPECIAL PROMOTION AND TRANSFERRED TO VANNI.

Anti-Mara Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:45 AM

lol. yeah. They all came together, dig a hole and killied eachother and earthed themselves.

Boys will be boys

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