TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR
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Documented cases of ARBITRARY ARRESTS/DETENTION – March 2007– August 2007
(actual arrests higher than documented by TCHR)
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
001 002 003 004 |
01.03.07 |
Anthony ReetammaRangarajah Krishnaveni Sebastian Kanishika Seven other Tamil persons |
F M |
33 26 17 |
Kalubowila, Dehivala |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police under Prevention of Terrorism Act –PTA. MP informed.
|
|
005 |
02.05.07 |
Kandasamy Chandrakumaran |
M |
24 |
Katunayake |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL CID Police, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
006 |
02.03.07 |
Ponniah Satyaraj |
M |
|
Kinniya |
Trincomalee |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Army |
|
007 |
03.03.07 |
Three Tamil youth |
M |
|
Chilaw |
NWest Prov |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
008 |
04.03.07 |
Nine persons |
|
|
Kalutara and Mutagama |
Southern Pr |
Arrested in cordon and search by SL Police. Detained |
|
009 010 |
04.03.07 |
Velautham Amalathas Four Tamil youth |
M M |
28 |
Uduvil |
Jaffna |
Four youths, and IDP on way to church arrested bySLArmy Complaint lodged with Gov'ment funded HR Commission |
|
011 |
05.03.07 |
Two Tamil youth |
M |
|
Chunnakam |
Jaffna |
Arrested in cordon and search by SL Army. Detained |
|
012 |
08.03.07 |
Thirty Eight persons |
|
|
Dambulla |
NCent Prov |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
013 |
08.03.07 |
Seven persons |
|
|
Teldeniya |
Kandy |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
014 015 016 017 018 019 |
09.03.07 |
V J Chamitha D Fernando R Fernando Lakshman Yootan Dhamika Chinnaiah Ranjitkumar |
M M M |
|
Negombo |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
020 |
10.03.07 |
Six persons |
|
|
Aanaikkodai |
Jaffna |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Army |
|
021 |
11.03.07 |
Ten Tamil persons |
|
|
Tissamaharagama |
Matara |
Rice mill workers arrested by SL army and police. Detained |
|
022 |
12.03.07 |
Thirteen Tamils |
MF |
|
Kohuwela |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
023 |
15.03.07 |
Thirteen Tamil persons |
|
|
Hathuduwa, Mt Lavinia |
Colombo |
100people interrogated, 13 arrested by SL Army and Police |
|
024 |
16.03.07 |
Three Tamil youth |
M |
|
Kulankulam |
Vavuniya |
Arrested by SL Army while travelling by bus. Detained. |
|
025 |
18.03.07 |
Thirty eight persons |
MF |
|
Mount Lavinia |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
026 |
19.03.07 |
Nineteen persons |
|
|
Mudcove |
Trincomalee |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
027 |
21.03.07 |
Seventy-two persons |
|
|
Uddapu, Chilaw |
NWest Prov |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
028 |
21.03.07 |
One youth |
|
|
Sakkottai, Vadamaradchi |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army in cordon search. Detained |
|
029 |
26.03.07 |
Two Tamil persons |
MF |
|
Seeduwa |
Colombo |
Arrested in cordon and search by SL Police. Detained |
|
030 |
30.03.07 |
Eleven Tamil persons |
MF |
|
Dehiwala |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police
|
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
031 032 |
30.05.07 |
Kandasamy Ravichandran Tharmalingam Thirumaran |
M M |
36 26 |
Grandpass |
Colombo |
Arrested in cordon and search operation by Sri Lanka Police. Detained by police and interrogated by TID. |
|
033 |
30.03.07 |
MK Sivajilingam |
M |
|
Colombo town |
Colombo |
MP interrogated by SL Police, Terrorism Investigation Division TID, for 10 hrs on false accusations |
|
034 035 |
30.03.07 |
Sellathurai Gnanasegaram Pirapaharan Jeyenthiran |
M |
27 23 |
Eechantivu, Kinniya |
Trincomalee |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army in cordon search. Detained and interrogated. |
|
036 037 038 039 040 041 |
31.03.07 |
Sebastian Joseph Jebateepan Prakash Sripaskaran Selvanayagam Amalraj Arulnayagam J. Jesuthasan Muharasa Murali Pushparajah Pushpakanthan |
M M M M M M |
28 28 25 25 22 20 |
St Anthony's Church Welfare Centre, Muttur |
Trincomalee |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army at midnight and detained. Severely interrogated in Muttur Army Camp. Families lodged complaints with government funded Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (HRC) and Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM). Many who returned to Muttur stay in catholic churches at night for safety. |
|
042 |
01.04.07 |
Thirty Tamil persons |
|
|
Delft sea coast |
Jaffna |
Refugees arrested by Sri Lanka Navy as fleeing to S India. |
|
043 |
01.04.07 |
Seven Tamil persons |
MF |
|
Kohuwela |
Colombo |
Arrested,detained,by SL Army & Police. Interogated by TID |
|
044 045 |
02.04.07 |
Poobalasingham Gagendran Gunaratnam Rajikamal |
M |
22 20 |
Fort, Colombo |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police. |
|
046 |
02.04.07 |
Ten Tamil persons |
|
|
Thankalai |
Hambantota |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
047 |
03.04.07 |
Thirt-five Tamil persons |
|
|
Palayadivettai, Nellikaddu |
Amparai |
IDPs arrested by SL army when returning to see homes |
|
048 |
04.04.07 |
Fifteen persons |
|
|
Eravur |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army in cordon search. Detained |
|
049 |
04.04.07 |
Thirteen Tamil persons |
MF |
|
Kataragama |
NWest Prov |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
050 |
05.04.07 |
Seven persons |
|
|
Wattala |
Western Pro |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
051 |
05.04.07 |
Six Tamil persons |
|
|
Kandy town |
Kandy |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
052 |
06.04.07 |
Three Tamil persons |
MF |
|
Wellawatte |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
053 |
06.04.07 |
Nineteen Tamil persons |
|
|
Tangalle |
Matara |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
054 |
07.04.07 |
Twelve Tamil persons |
|
|
Uppadu, Munthal: Chilaw |
NWest Prov |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
055 |
07.04.07 |
Thirty one Tamil persons |
|
|
IDP villages in Eravur |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
056 057 058 059 |
10.04.07 |
Packiyarasa Puvi Ganeshan Uthayan T Venugopal Three Tamil persons |
M |
26 26 21 |
Pavatkulam |
Vavuniya |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army in cordon and search operation. All males in the area were forced to Varikuttiyar junction, where they were then paraded and six were picked out by hooded informers. Detained & interrogated. |
|
060 |
12.04.07 |
Twelve Tamil youth |
MF |
|
Eravur |
Batticaloa |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police. |
|
061 |
12.04.07 |
Nine Tamil persons |
|
|
Iruthayapuram, Mutur Sth |
Trincomalee |
Arrested by SL Armed forces. Detained. Complaint to ICRC |
|
062 |
13.04.07 |
Twenty-three persons |
|
|
Trincomalee town |
Trincomalee |
Arrested in cordon and search by SL Army. Detained |
|
063 |
13.04.07 |
Suntharampillai Ravikumar |
M |
28 |
Kodikamam |
Jaffna |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police. |
|
064 |
21.04.07 |
Balasubramaniam W Indra |
F |
|
Wellawatte |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained by Sri Lanka Police. Interrogated by TID
|
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
065 066 |
27.04.07 |
Victor Canisius Culas Sebamalai Jebatiswran Peiris |
M |
39 30 |
Thomaspuri |
Mannar |
Two fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Army and taken away blindfolded. Families complained to ICRC and SL Police |
|
067 |
28.04.07 |
Sixteen Tamil persons |
|
|
Colombo town |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained. Further 16,500 persons interrogated |
|
068 |
30.04.07 |
Three Tamil persons |
|
|
Morawewa |
Trincomalee |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
069 |
01.05.07 |
Two Tamil persons |
|
|
Puttalam |
Puttalam |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
070 071 072 |
02.05.07 |
Bramasiri Sivaramalinga S. Jeganathan Three Tamil persons |
M |
|
Perunkulam Muthumariaman temple, Kayts |
Jaffna |
Chief priest, Temple Trust Board Chairman and three others arrested by SL Navy.Detained, interrogated. Chief priest nearby temple and six were shot dead 29.04.07 |
|
073 |
03.05.07 |
Twenty-two Tamil persons |
|
|
Wellawatte |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
074 |
04.05.07 |
Ten Tamil persons |
|
|
Vaalaithoddam |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
075 |
04.05.07 |
Three Tamil persons |
|
|
Wellawatte |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 |
06.05.07 |
Thambirajah Anbarasan Thambirajah Valarmugan Thambirajah Paranjothy Rajathurai Kamalathas Sellan Ketheeswaran Kanthasamy Ramanan Vignarajah Kirithan Jovan Chandrakumar |
M M |
|
Dam Street |
Colombo |
Eight Tamil persons including a mother and her two sons, arrested and detained by Sri Lanka Police. |
|
084 |
06.05.07 |
Rajaretnam Ilankeswaran |
M |
34 |
Colombo |
Colombo |
Abducted and detained in Boosa detention camp |
|
085 086 |
11.05.07 |
Alagarajah Koushalya One Tamil child |
F |
27 03 |
Fort, Colombo |
Colombo |
Young mother Arrested by SL Police. Taken into custody with her toddler child. Detained and interrogated by TID. |
|
087 |
15.05.07 |
Fourteen Tamil persons |
|
|
Wellawatte |
Colombo |
Arrested in cordon and search by SL Police. Detained. Further 25 persons taken into custody then released. |
|
088 |
16.05.07 |
F. Denistus Miranda |
M |
33 |
Kayts |
Jaffna |
Fisherman arrested, interrogated and detained by SL Navy |
|
089 090 091 |
19.05.07 |
Guruparan Kirushanthy Guruparan Sejeevan One Tamil person |
F M M |
18 16 |
Pesalai |
Mannar |
Sister and brother, both teenagers arrested by Sri Lanka Navy as they went to visit relatives by boat. The boatman whe was transporting them was also arrested. |
|
092 |
19.05.07 |
Eleven Tamil persons |
|
|
Galle, Matu&Maharagama |
Sthern Prov |
Arrested, cordon and search by SLPolice.TID interrogated. |
|
093 |
19.05.07 |
One Tamil youth |
M |
|
Grandpass |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
094 |
20.05.07 |
Two Tamil persons |
|
|
Matale |
Central Prov |
Arrested in cordon and search by SL Police. Detained. |
|
095 |
22.05.07 |
Six Tamil youths |
|
|
Auradhapura |
NCentr Prov |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by SL Police and TID |
|
096 |
23.05.07 |
Twenty-three Tamil persons |
|
|
Auradhapura |
NCentr Prov |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
097 |
23.05.07 |
Twenty-five Tamil persons |
|
|
Uppadu, Chilaw |
NWest Prov |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
098 |
24.05.07 |
Emmanuel Nesarajah |
M |
39 |
Colombo town centre |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
099 |
24.05.07 |
Four Tamil youth |
M |
|
Kandy town |
Kandy |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
100 |
24.05.07 |
Forty-two Tamil persons |
|
|
Fort area |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
101 |
25.05.07 |
Fouteen Tamil persons |
MF |
|
Wennapuwa |
Puttalam |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
102 |
26.05.07 |
Eleven Tamil persons |
|
|
Bandarawela |
Central Prov |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
103 104 |
28.05.07 |
Arumugam Kamalatheepan Kumaru Thayananthan |
M |
21 18 |
Varani, Manthuvil in Thenmaradchi |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army, detained and interrogated by Police under PTA. Complaint lodged with SLHRC. |
|
105 |
29.05.07 |
Four Tamil persons |
|
|
Several areas in Colombo |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
106 |
29.05.07 |
Tamil boy |
M |
14 |
Madatadi, Madduvil |
Jaffna |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
107 |
30.05.07 |
Nadarajah Ramesh |
M |
22 |
Maradana |
Colombo |
Shop assistant arrested, detained,interrogated by SLPolice |
|
108 |
30.05.07 |
Ten Tamil persons |
|
|
Tissamaharagama |
Matara |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
109 |
31.05.07 |
Twelve Tamil persons |
|
|
Battaramulla |
Western Pro |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
110 |
01.06.07 |
Twelve Tamil persons |
|
|
Wattala |
Western Pro |
Arrested by SL Army & Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
111 112 113 114 |
01.06.07 |
Ganeshan Soundari Dilani Rosemary Sebastiammal |
F F |
34 |
Dematogoda, Colombo city |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated in Boosa detention camp, under PTA, by Sri Lanka Police - TID. |
|
115 |
03.06.07 |
Two Tamil persons |
F |
|
Puttalam |
Puttalam |
Arrested by SL Police, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
116 |
03.06.07 |
Two Tamil persons |
M |
|
Colombo town |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police. |
|
117 |
05.06.07 |
Twenty-five Tamil persons |
|
|
Matale |
Kandy |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
118 |
06.06.07 |
Three Tamil persons |
|
|
Moratuwa |
Western Pro |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
119 |
07.05.07 |
Eight Tamil persons |
|
|
Munthal, Uppadu; Chilaw |
NWest Prov |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
120
|
11.06.07 |
Twelve Tamil persons |
|
|
Manampitiya. |
NCent. Pro |
Arrested, & taken in truck with 110 others, by SLA & Police in cordon search. 12 detained for further interrogation. |
|
121 |
11.06.07 |
Five Tamil persons |
|
|
Kandy town |
Kandy |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police. |
|
122 |
12.06.07 |
Five Tamil persons |
|
|
Oorugodawatte |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
123 |
13.06.07 |
Three Tamil persons |
MF |
|
Ambalangoda |
Galle |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
124 |
13.06.07 |
Rasenthiram Thavarasa |
M |
36 |
Manthuvil, Thenmaradchi |
Jaffna |
Abducted and detained by 52nd division of Sri Lanka army |
|
125 |
14.06.07 |
Fourteen Tamil persons |
|
|
Marawila, Chilaw |
NWest Prov |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Police in cordon search. Detained |
|
126 |
14.06.07 |
Thirteen Tamil youth |
M |
|
Nochiayagama |
Puttalam |
Arrested by SL Police, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
127 |
14.06.07 |
Ten Tamil youth |
MF |
|
Kochimaduwa, Chilaw |
NWest Prov |
Arrested by SL Police, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
128 129 |
15.06.07 |
Krishnapillai Prashanthan Ramesh Karthik |
M |
29 21 |
Kaluthavalai |
Matale |
Arrested by SL Police in cordon and search operation under PTA. Detained and interrogated by TID |
|
130 |
16.06.07 |
Three persons |
|
|
Maarthakal, Palaali HSZ |
Jaffna |
Arrested, detained and tortured by SLArmy.Released 25.07 |
|
131 |
19.06.07 |
Two persons |
|
|
Iralkuzhi, Mutur |
Trincomalee |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Army |
|
132 |
22.06.07 |
Twenty Tamil persons |
|
|
Gampaha |
Western Pro |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TIU |
|
133 |
23.06.07 |
Seventy six persons |
|
|
Gampaha |
Western Pro |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TIU |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
134 |
23.06.07 |
Six Tamil persons |
|
|
Wellewatte |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
135 |
24.06.07 |
Forty two persons |
|
|
Galle |
Galle |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TIU |
|
136 |
24.06.07 |
Fourteen persons |
|
|
Wellampitiya |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TIU |
|
137 |
24.06.07 |
Nine persons |
|
|
Matara |
Matara |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TIU |
|
138 |
24.06.07 |
Six persons |
|
|
Kandy |
Kandy |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TIU |
|
139 |
24.06.07 |
Seven persons |
|
|
Wellewatte |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TIU |
|
140 |
27.06.07 |
Three hundred persons |
|
|
Welikada |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
141 |
29.06.07 |
Three persons |
|
|
Maasiyapiddy |
Jaffna |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Army |
|
142 |
01.07.07 |
Two persons |
|
|
Gampaha |
Gampaha |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
143 |
01.07.07 |
Two persons |
|
|
Peradeniya |
Kandy |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
144 |
02.07.07 |
Hundred and five Tamils |
|
|
Bogawanthalawa |
Bogawantha |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
145 146 |
03.07.07 |
Malarvili Mahendrakumar Kandasamy Valirajan |
F M |
37 30 |
Navatkuda |
Batticaloa |
Arrested, detained and subjected to severe interrogation by Sri Lanka Police |
|
147 |
05.07.07 |
Three Tamil persons |
|
|
Gampaha |
Gampaha |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Army |
|
148 |
05.07.07 |
One person |
|
|
Anuradhapura |
Anuradapur |
Arrested on train, detained and interrogated by SL Army |
|
149 |
08.07.07 |
Thirty nine persons |
|
|
Mount Lavinia |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
150 |
09.07.07 |
Four Tamil youth |
|
|
Polgolla |
Kandy |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
151 |
09.07.07 |
Five persons |
|
|
Nugegoda |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
152 |
10.07.07 |
Eighteen persons |
|
|
Karthikamam |
Uva |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
153 |
17.07.07 |
Three Tamil persons |
|
|
Poonduloya |
Nuara Eliya |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Police, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
154 |
17.07.07 |
Twenty-three Tamil persons |
|
|
Trincomalee town |
Trincomalee |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police |
|
155 |
20.07.07 |
Twelve Tamil persons |
|
|
Katunayake |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
156 |
19.07.07 |
Two Tamil persons |
|
|
Hatton |
Nuara Eliya |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Police, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
157 158 |
26.07.07 |
Sellathurai Kandasamy M Selvarajah |
M M |
64 |
Near Sugathathasa Stadium |
Colombo |
Lorry driver and cleaner arrested, detained, interrogated by Sri Lanka Police. |
|
159 |
28.07.07 |
Four Tamil youth |
|
|
Kaduganawa |
Kegalle |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
160 |
28.07.07 |
Twenty-seven Tamil persons |
|
|
Rajagiriya |
Colombo |
Arrested by SL Police, detained, interrogated in Welikada |
|
161 |
04.08.07 |
Two persons |
|
|
Polikandi East, Valigamam |
Jaffna |
Arrested by SLA in cordon search. Detained & interrogated |
|
162 |
04.08.07 |
Four Tamil persons |
|
|
Gampaha |
Gampaha |
Arrested by SL Armed forces in cordon search. Detained |
|
163 |
05.08.07 |
Two Tamil youth |
|
|
Gampaha railway station |
Gampaha |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Police, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
164 165 |
07.08.07 |
Thiyagarasa M. Thiraviyarasa |
M |
36 25 |
Kokkadichcholai |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Police and Special Task Force, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
166 |
11.08.07 |
One Tamil youth |
M |
|
Kandy town |
Kandy |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Police, detained, interrogated |
|
167 |
12.08.07 |
Fourteen Tamil persons
|
|
|
Gampaha |
Gampaha |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
168 169 170 171 172 |
14.08.07 |
S. Satheesh R. Johnson R. Rajanikanth P. Pirabu S. Saji |
M |
31 28 28 27 27 |
Madiwela |
Colombo |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Police, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
173 |
19.08.07 |
Ten Tamil persons |
|
|
Muneeswaran |
Chilaw |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained,interrogated by TID |
|
174 175 |
21.08.07 |
Lananenthiran Ravichandran |
M |
28 26 |
Kokkadichcholai |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Armed Forces, Special Task Force, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
176 |
22.08.07 |
Fifty persons |
|
|
Villages of Kaluvankerni, Thalavay and Chavukadi |
Batticaloa |
Fishermen arrested by SL Armed forces, detained, interrogated by TID |
|
177 |
23.08.07 |
One person |
M |
|
Post Office Rd, Trinco |
Trincomalee |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Police, detained, interrogated |
|
178 |
24.08.07 |
Suhirtha |
F |
22 |
Colombo |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated by CID, SL Police |
|
179 |
28.08.07 |
Two persons |
MF |
|
Anuradhapura town |
Anuradha-pura |
Arrested, detained and interrogated bySri Lanka Police - TID |
|
*** |
27.06.06 |
Ganeshamoorthy Jeyaruban Kanapathipillai Girishanthan |
M M |
26 18 |
Valigamam |
Jaffna |
Arrested by SL Armed forces, detained, interrogated by TID under PTA. Tortured. No charges. FR applications filed |
|
*** |
11.08.06 |
Turasingham Logentirakumar Sivagnanam Gnanakumar |
M M |
35 24 |
Muhamalai |
Jaffna |
Arrested and detained by Sri Lanka Army. Interrogated and tortured by SL Police, Army and TID. FR applications filed. |
|
*** |
08.09.06 |
Thirukumar Nagula |
F |
|
Mirihana |
Colombo |
Arrested by Sri Lanka police when she enquired at police station about a relative's arrest. Habeas Corpus appl filed. |
|
*** |
13.12.07 |
Fifteen Tamil persons |
|
|
Mutur |
Trincomalee |
IDPs arrested by SL Army in cordon search operation in refugee camp. Interrogtaed by TID. Detained in Boosa detention camp. Released after 6 mths detention, 13.06.07 |
|
*** |
27.01.07 |
Nithiyanandam Mayuran Gopalan Senthooran Gopalan Gangatharan |
M M |
32 28 24 |
Wellawatte |
Colombo |
Three Tamil business men arrested and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police, for four months. Detained under ERs with no charges made. Released 25.05.07. |
*****
TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR
9, rue des Peupliers, 95140 Garges les Gonnese - FRANCE - Tel/Fax : 33 - 1 – 42 67 54 36
Documented cases of E.J. KILLINGS / SUMMARY EXECUTIONS – March 2007– August 2007
(actual killings higher than documented by TCHR)
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Incident |
District |
Incident |
|
001 002 |
01.03.07 |
M. Vikram Mansil |
M |
26 24 |
Ilupakadaivai, Thiriyai |
Trincomalee |
Two youths shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
003 |
01.03.07 |
Selvaratnam Sivaranjan |
M |
23 |
Chavakacheri |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
004 005 |
01.03.07 |
Gopalakrishnan Sangeetakantan |
M |
27 |
Nilavai Jct, Rasavintotam |
Jaffna |
He was shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army who came in a white van. |
|
006 |
01.03.07 |
Christian Rajakone |
M |
47 |
Sinnavalayan Kaddu |
Vanni |
Education official succumbed to injuries from Sri Lanka Army, Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) explosion |
|
007 |
01.03.07 |
T. Nirojan |
M |
14 |
Vantharumoolai West |
Batticaloa |
Killed by Sri Lanka Army mortar fire |
|
008 |
01.03.07 |
Manikam Manoharan |
M |
44 |
Aariyalai |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
009 |
01.03.07 |
Yogarasa Yogeswaran |
M |
25 |
Kaluvankerny, Eravur |
Batticaloa |
Fisherman shot dead by paramilitaries working withSLArmy |
|
010 |
02.03.07 |
Velupillai Sivakumar |
M |
27 |
Thavalai, Varani |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by Sri Lanka Army in early morning at home |
|
011 |
02.03.07 |
One boy |
M |
|
Kudumbimalai |
Batticaloa |
Killed by Sri Lanka Air Force Kfir jet bombing on villages |
|
012 013 014 015 016 |
02.03.07 |
Ponniah Kamalkarthik Kandasamy Vellaiyan Sivaprakash Mathiruban Subramaniam Prabhakaran Arul Suresh |
M |
|
Mutturajawela marshes, Kandana |
Colombo |
All persons from Batticaloa district, their bodies were found, some blindfolded and decomposing. Believed to have been killed some distance away by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army, and left in the marshes to cover traces. |
|
017 018 |
03.03.07 |
Abdul Razak Priyantha |
M |
24 23 |
Salaipaiaru |
Trincomalee |
Young businessmen believed to have been shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
019 |
03.03.07 |
Nirthika Paramsothy |
F |
21 |
Urani, Valvetitturai |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
020 021 |
03.03.07 |
Maduraiveeran Mahendran Premajeevan Ranjan |
M |
24 23 |
Karupanjankulam |
Vavuniya |
Shot dead, believed to be at the hands of paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
022 |
03.03.07 |
Thilanayagam Theepan |
M |
18 |
Karaithivu |
Amparai |
Shot dead, believed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
023 |
04.03.07 |
Rajaratnam Shekar |
M |
28 |
Dutch Rd Chavakacheri |
Jaffna |
Mason shot dead by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
024 |
04.03.07 |
One person |
M |
|
Mutturajawela, Kandana |
Colombo |
Sixth body found. Killed by paramilitaries working with SLA |
|
025 |
04.03.07 |
Thurairajah Sasikaran |
M |
26 |
Kopay |
Jaffna |
Abducted and killed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
026 027 |
04.03.07 |
Kurukulasingham Srikumaran Thambyaiyah Mohan |
M |
30 44 |
Karuvakerny |
Batticaloa |
Young fathers, a driver and a mason, taken from homes and shot dead by paramilitaries working with SriLankaArmy |
|
028 |
04.03.07 |
A. Sureshkumar |
M |
26 |
Chundukuli |
Jaffna |
Trader shot dead by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
029 |
05.03.07 |
One youth |
M |
|
Kelani River |
Colombo |
Decomposed body found. Believed killed by SL Army |
|
030 |
05.03.07 |
Thurairajah Sasikaran |
M |
26 |
Mylankadu, Erlalai |
Jaffna |
Abducted, killed and beheaded by Sri Lanka Army |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Incident |
District |
Incident |
|
031 |
06.03.07 |
Five persons |
M |
|
Sembukulam |
Anuradhapura |
Bodies found, burnt. Believed killed by paramilitaries/SLA |
|
032 033 |
06.03.07 |
Krishnavaratharajah Kanthanesan |
M |
23 |
Aanaikodai, Valigamam |
Jaffna |
Young driver, called out of his home and shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
034 |
06.03.07 |
Visuvalingam Nishanthan |
M |
30 |
Kannathiddy Junction |
Jaffna |
Shot dead, believed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
035 |
06.03.07 |
Uthayakumar Sasikala |
F |
30 |
Periyankulam, Kuchaveli |
Trincomalee |
Shot dead, believed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
036 |
07.03.07 |
Tharmu |
M |
52 |
Sambaltivu |
Trincomalee |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
037 |
08.03.07 |
Aiysha Umar |
F |
45 |
Iqbal Nagar, Nilaveli |
Trincomalee |
Shot dead, believed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
038 |
08.03.07 |
Karthigesu Lankapathi |
M |
62 |
Mallakam Junction |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
039 |
09.03.07 |
Theiventhiram Shanmugarasa |
M |
46 |
Aanaikodai, Valigamam |
Jaffna |
Fish trader shot dead by Sri Lanka Army soldiers. |
|
040 |
09.03.07 |
Lakshumanan Utayakumaran |
M |
52 |
Musalkutty Kulam |
Vavuniya |
Local resident's decomposing body found. |
|
041 |
10.03.07 |
Mayura Murugaiah |
F |
22 |
Tellipalai, Valigamam |
Jaffna |
Student's body discovered in unused well, her bicycle near. |
|
042 |
11.03.07 |
One person |
M |
60 |
Chempity |
Batticaloa |
Killed in Sri Lanka Army artillery fire |
|
043 |
12.03.07 |
Kandasamy Manoharan |
M |
28 |
Anna Nagar |
Vavuniya |
Hands bound, then shot dead, by Sri Lanka Army |
|
044 |
12.03.07 |
Lawrence Mariyaselvam |
M |
32 |
Hospital Road, Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
045 046 |
12.03.07 |
Fernando Arulanathan Croos One person |
M |
48
|
Madhu-Parapukadanthan Rd |
Mannar |
Postman and another man killed by mine exploded by the Sri Lanka Army Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) |
|
047 |
12.03.07 |
One person |
M |
|
Chunnakam |
Jaffna |
Abducted and shot dead by paramilitaries working withSLA |
|
048 |
14.03.07 |
One person |
|
|
Thirukovil |
Amparai |
Shot dead by Sri Lanka forces Special Task Force (STF) |
|
049 |
14.03.07 |
Mohamed Ali Nanthakumar |
M |
26 |
KonanThotam Rd Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
050 051 |
14.03.07 |
Thirulchelvam Nihal Jim Brown |
M |
34 |
Punguditivu coast |
Jaffna |
His mutilated body found in weighted SL army plastic bag, trapped in fishing nets. Identified by DNA testing 30.05.07. |
|
052 |
16.03.07 |
One person |
M |
|
Koolavedy, Valigamam |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by Sri Lanka Army |
|
053 |
18.03.07 |
Vaiyramuthu Jeyachandran |
M |
36 |
Kiliveddy, Muttur |
Trincomalee |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
054 |
19.03.07 |
Vinasitamby Nadaraja Rames |
M |
27 |
Akkaraipattu |
Amparai |
President of Driver's Union shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
055 |
19.03.07 |
Two persons |
M |
|
Kodikamam-Point P Rd |
Jaffna |
Killed by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
056 |
20.03.07 |
Nagulenthiran Sathasivam |
M |
44 |
Murganoor |
Vavuniya |
Shot dead, believed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
057 |
21.03.07 |
Mahamani Maharasa |
M |
27 |
Trincomalee town |
Trincomalee |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
058 |
21.03.07 |
Chelliah Jegatheeswaran |
M |
42 |
Kalviyankadu |
Jaffna |
Killed, believed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
059 060 |
21.03.07 |
Gnanapragasam Joseph Velautham Deshwaran |
M M |
46 35 |
Pothisumaku Rd |
Vavuniya |
Shop owner and friend, believed shot dead by paramilitaries working with SL Army. |
|
061 |
22.03.07 |
Uthayajothika Kathiran |
F |
25 |
Hospital Rd, Jaffna, |
Jaffna |
Pharmacy worker shot dead by SL Military Intelligence |
|
062 |
22.03.07 |
Tharmaratnam Uthayasangar |
M |
19 |
Thenmaradchi |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
063 |
22.03.07 |
Sivapathasundaram Vijithas |
M |
27 |
Pommaiveli, Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
064 |
22.03.07 |
Arasalingam Robinson |
M |
18 |
Kondavil |
Jaffna |
Killed by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
065 |
22.03.07 |
Meikanda Theva |
M |
47 |
Mirisuvil |
Jaffna |
Shot dead, believed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of Incident |
District |
Incident |
|
066 |
24.03.07 |
Muthurajah Aruleswaran
|
M
|
30
|
Periyamadu |
Mannar |
TRO Humanitarian worker killed, by Sri Lanka Army Deep Penetration Unit mine explosion. |
|
067 068 069 |
25.03.07 |
Arulraj Jeyantharoopan Yogalingam Charanghan Soosaithas Thanaraj |
M |
26 23 19 |
Jaffna town centre |
Jaffna |
An ice cream shop owner, a bar worker and a grape seller shot dead, believed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
070 |
25.03.07 |
Kanthapody Sabaretnam |
M |
70 |
Erivil, Kalavanchikudy |
Batticaloa |
Shot dead, believed by paramilitaries working with SL Army |
|
071 |
26.03.07 |
Murugesu Sangarapillai |
M |
56 |
Vaddukkodai |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
072 |
27.03.07 |
S Chandranath |
M |
23 |
Jaffna Kachcheri Rd |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka Army |
|
073 074 |
28.03.07 |
Vairamuttu Sivaganesathasan Sarojini Sivaganesathasan |
M F |
59 53 |
Nr Urumparai Katpahapillayar temple |
Jaffna |
Trader and his wife shot dead in their own home, in a HSZ, by paramilitaries working with SL Army. |
|
075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 |