Sri Lankan commission to probe mass grave in Matale
8 April 2013 8:05 AM IST
Sri Lankan President Mahindra Rajapaksa has decided to appoint a special commission to investigate a mass grave found in Matale, a spokesman said Sunday.
Presidential spokesman Mohan Samaranayake told Xinhua that the investigation by the commission will supplement the investigation carried out by police.
Over 150 skeletal remains and human bones had been unearthed from the mass grave in Matale since it was first discovered last year.
Forensics had determined that the remains were of those killed sometime in the late 1980s and the area has now been marked as a crime scene. At least 10 skeletal remains were first found from the site near a hospital in November by construction workers when land near the hospital was dug up to construct a new building.
Following police investigation, excavation work began to look for skeletal remains at the site and more remains were found. Marxist political party JVP had asked the government to carry out investigations.
Presidential spokesman Mohan Samaranayake told Xinhua that the investigation by the commission will supplement the investigation carried out by police.
Over 150 skeletal remains and human bones had been unearthed from the mass grave in Matale since it was first discovered last year.
Forensics had determined that the remains were of those killed sometime in the late 1980s and the area has now been marked as a crime scene. At least 10 skeletal remains were first found from the site near a hospital in November by construction workers when land near the hospital was dug up to construct a new building.
Following police investigation, excavation work began to look for skeletal remains at the site and more remains were found. Marxist political party JVP had asked the government to carry out investigations.
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