Sri Lanka’s military spokesperson denied reports of maintaining secret torture camps in the areas it previously held around the Palaly military base in Jaffna.
Speaking at a news conference in Colombo Brigadier Jaynath Jayaweera said,
“There were reports that there were two military torture camps in Valikamam Noth. We totally reject these allegations. When the enemy launch a sudden attack from the land, these places should be highly protected. That’s why we used barbed wire around camp. Just because you saw this, do not imagine that the military had torture camps all over the place. We totally reject these allegations.”
The Army denial came after former Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran said,
“At a time when we expect this government to conduct thorough investigations into these reports, punish the culprits and ensure the non-recurrence of such violations, it is trying to cover up these reports. The people are being cheated here.”
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