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Ponnambalam: ‘Truth about Chemmani mass graves must be fully uncovered’
The Island
|August 14, 2025
Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) leader and Jaffna parliamentarian, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, has said that any investigation into the Chemmani mass graves must be "thorough and complete" if the truth is to be revealed, Tamil Guardian reported on Tuesday (12).
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The lawmaker warned that the government would bear "full responsibility" if the life of key witness Somaratne Rajapakse is endangered while in prison.
Rajapakse, a former Sri Lankan soldier, is currently serving a prison sentence after being convicted in the brutal 1996 rape and murder of Krishanthi Kumaraswamy. During the trial, he confessed to the existence of mass graves in the Chemmani area, claiming that nearly 600 bodies of those who had disappeared during the military occupation of Jaffna were buried there.
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