Four including army Major General acquitted in Rathupaswala shooting case

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Gampaha, May 17 (Daily Mirror) - The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar acquitted the four accused including a Major General involved in the shooting incident that resulted in the deaths of three individuals and the injury of several others during a protest for clean drinking water in Rathupaswala on August 1, 2013.

Court has ordered the release of the four Sri Lanka army personnel, including a Major General and three soldiers.

The incident took place on August 01, 2013, when army personnel fired upon unarmed villagers in Weliweriya who were protesting against a factory they accused of contaminating their groundwater and demanding access to clean drinking water.

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Karopala Nakivisam Friday, 17 May 2024 03:24 PM

Myna is in action again!!

AZOOR Junaideen Saturday, 18 May 2024 10:19 AM

They comment about the JVPs activities in 1989. What happened prior to ‘83 ‘78, etc and 2013. Time will only tell. Vote NPP for a landslide result so these corrupt politicians can be brought to book

Muinali Friday, 17 May 2024 03:36 PM

What do you expect from Banana Republic.

Mokan Friday, 17 May 2024 04:03 PM

Kangaroo court

Gona Friday, 17 May 2024 04:03 PM

Justification of killings. Ask Water, Eat Parippu. Rajapaksha theory. The subject factory belonged to Dammika, Gota's mango friend.

Ram Friday, 17 May 2024 04:09 PM

Strange decision. Could be no witnesses due to delay in the hearing

Jagath Leanage Friday, 17 May 2024 04:29 PM

What innocent civilians asked was drinking water.

saman Friday, 17 May 2024 04:56 PM

so nobody killed those 4 people

KARMA ALWAYS BITES BACK AND CAN GO UPTO THE 3RD AND 4TH GENERATIONS. Friday, 17 May 2024 05:08 PM

JUST GOES TO SHOW THE INFLUENCE POLITICIANS HAVE WITH THIS PARTICULAR COURT AND SOME OTHERS. SO, THE POLICE ARE ENTITLED TO MURDER WHEN THEY ARE CONFRONTED BY A GROUP OF UNARMED VILLAGERS WHO COMPLAINING/PROTESTING THEIR DRINKING WATER IS CONTAMINATED BY A FACTORY!! WHY WERE THEY SHOT FOR SPEAKING UP, DRINKING WATER IS A BASIS RIGHT FOR EVERYONE, THEY CANNOT GO OUT AND BUY BOTTLED WATER LIKE THE "HAVES" OF THE COUNTRY, AS THEY PARE THE POOR AND UNDERPRIVILEDGED CITIZENS. THIS HAS TO ONLY HAPPEN IN A COUNTRY RULED BY CORRUPTION, OILING OF PALMS AND FEATHERING OF THEIR NESTS. SOME OF THE PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN THE POLICE FORCE SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED, THESE ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE COME INTO PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGH SOME POLITICIANS IN POWER THROUGH THE YEARS.

Completely wrong decison, unarmed villagers murdered and shooters get away free Friday, 17 May 2024 05:10 PM

How could the Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar do this? There seems no sense in this, and if the laws were interpreted by British or Western judges these killer would not get off free. There is some problem when shooters have no consequences for their wicked action.

Roberta Flack Friday, 17 May 2024 07:31 PM

Laughable. You now know who is in charge of this country. RW or the good old Rajapakses? Vote wisely people. We have had enough of this circus. My thoughts go to the innocent boy who lost his life and his family.

Chandra Friday, 17 May 2024 07:33 PM

"Banana Republic" It seems like nothing was happened except lawyers earned for 11 whole years

Namal Friday, 17 May 2024 08:01 PM

We all have to ask the question - is this the type of country we want to live in?

Senevi Friday, 17 May 2024 10:17 PM

Change is coming - I am feeling hopeful

Sambo Friday, 17 May 2024 08:17 PM

Under Sri Lanka law murderers are acquitted and poor general public are sentenced. What has happened to the law of this country.

Banda Friday, 17 May 2024 09:08 PM

It was a dark day for Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, murderers won the battle. Dead and their relatives must silently suffer forever. What a sorry state! I vehemently condemned these murderers without any hesitation.

Jayantha Friday, 17 May 2024 09:33 PM

High courts and appeal courts are loosing trust among general public. If this case taken to SC, we may see a similar situation to that of DG. So who will pay for the public money wasted by legal entities. AG,Juges at court or police. IMF should look in to this matter as well.

Vipin B Friday, 17 May 2024 10:01 PM

Hurraaaay - welcome to the banana land.

manik Saturday, 18 May 2024 01:48 AM

Where have we gone wrong, why perpetrators of a major crime set free in our country. For these fellows lives of ordinary citizens are expendable. We will not be safe in our homes, in our village, in our town and in our motherland, if we let this be forgotten.

Raghu Nanayakkara Saturday, 18 May 2024 06:50 AM

Attorney General's department is at fault for this outcome. They didn't put a strong case for prosecution, may be under the influence of the government.

Nimal Saturday, 18 May 2024 07:00 AM

Now the people can really understand what "minimum force" in Sri Lanka means. It means the army is free to shoot innocent schoolchildren at random.

Why did they ask forwater? Saturday, 18 May 2024 07:14 AM

Why did they ask for water. They should be satisfied with Pepsi or Coka Cola!

Ravana Saturday, 18 May 2024 11:05 AM

The sins we are accumulating is become too much to carry

Citizens Sunday, 19 May 2024 04:09 PM

A change is must and will this happen,?

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Four including army Major General acquitted in Rathupaswala shooting case

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