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Krishanthi Kumaraswamy case and Chemmani mass grave : A landmark case and a prosecutor’s call for accountability • Sri Lanka Brief

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Excavated Truths: The graves came to light when the main accused declared in court, “I can show you hundreds of bodies buried in Chemmani”. Image courtesy – Sakuna M. Gamage Kamanthi Wickramasinghe Daily Mirror. The main convict in the Krishanthi Kumaraswamy case revealed the Chemmani mass grave in 1998, upon being sentenced to death in 1998 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, the 18 year old, who was raped under the hands of several military personel, was…
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srilankabrief.org broke the news in on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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