Army probe over abuse claims

By Gandhya Senanayaka

The military is investigating claims that a young girl in Batticaloa was “abused” by troops recently and the suspects will be put before an identification parade this week, Military spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe told Daily Mirror online. 

He added that a mother had complained to the police that her 8 year old daughter had allegedly been abused by army personnel.  The police are conducting investigations and the army is also doing its investigations into these claims and if the claims are proved true the Army will take severe action against the culprits, he said.

Major General Samarasinghe added that the army was assisting the police in the investigations.