Video shows style of extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka

[4dsc]

A video clip received from Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) evidences the way extra-judicial killings are executed in the island. The video captured in January show the behaviour of Sri Lanka’s soldiers during the war that is claimed ‘humanitarian operation’ to rescue the Tamils, JDS reported Tuesday. The conversations of the killers are in Sinhala. “From the casual nature of the conversations and from the fact that it is taking place in an open area in broad daylight – it can be surmised that these are not ordinary acts by rogue elements carried out without the permission from the top leadership. The soldiers egging each other on, the insulting jokes and the laughter show that there is a consensus that these cold blooded killings should take place,” JDS further reported.

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=30080

Looks like war crimes being committed..

[grantcart]

1. horrifying video

I don't know what to think of the source - they purport to be independent minded but putting in 'LTTE Terrorism' into its search engine doesn't produce a single article on the subject.

The LTTE's terrorism against civilians is well established, having been the terrorist organization that invented the "vest bomb".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_attributed_to_the_LTTE

Nevertheless, the actions in the video and the claims of Tamilnet should still be investigated.