Sri denies reports on Prabhakaran son’s death

Colombo: A British channel has come out with a documentary featuring the pictures of the alleged cold-blooded killing of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran’s 12-year-old son.
Sri Lankan Army on Tuesday dismissed as “lies, half truths, rumours and numerous forms of speculation” the pictures featured in the documentary. Commenting on the pictures, military spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said, “This is not the first time such unsubstantiated allegations are leveled against the Sri Lankan forces. Interestingly, these come up as we near UNHRC meeting and die down thereafter.”

“No substantive evidences have been presented for us to launch an investigation” he said. “Unfortunately, it appears that the parties who float such baseless allegations never want these to be investigated or solved. They want to keep them as mysteries in order to tarnish the country’s good image as and when it suits their agendas.”

Wanigasooriya stressed that if the Channel 4 was interested in having these investigated, it should cooperate with credible evidence and the Army will institute a probe. The documentary aims at testing India over its next move in the UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka, Channel 4’s documentary director Callum Macrae said. India had voted against Sri Lanka at last year’s resolution. “The new evidence in the film is certain to increase pressure on the Indian government not only to support a resolution on Sri Lanka and accountability, but also to ensure that it is robustly worded, and that it outlines an effective plan for international action to end impunity in Sri Lanka,” Macrae said.