President orders impartial inquiry over Jaffna Uni students’ deaths

22 October 2016 12:25 pm

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the authorities to conduct an impartial inquiry into the death of the two Jaffna University students, Presidential Media Unit said.

“I learned with grief the news of the deaths of two Jaffna University students. Ordered compensation and an immediate independent inquiry,” the President tweeted.

President Sirisena said steps would be taken to pay compensations to parents of the students.