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The army says the latest video on Sri Lanka released by Britain’s Channel 4 is fake and once again attempts to discredit the army ahead of an international event.
Army spokesman, Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasuriya insists the army never abused any LTTE member who surrendered to the troops during the final stages of the war.
The latest Channel 4 video shows a group of soldiers surrounding a half naked Tamil lady identified as Isaipriya alias Shoba.
A soldier is seen in the video, seemingly taken from a camera phone, covering Isaipriya and taking her away.
While they go with her she is asked in Tamil if she is LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabakaran’s daughter. She however responds, while crying, saying she is not.
The video then shifts to an image of her found dead with her clothes stripped.
“Over the past few years Channel 4 has been producing videos targeting the Sri Lankan government and the army. Their latest allegation is about an LTTE fighter who was also said to be a television presenter. Anyone who sees this video can find that it is one that has been created. We reject this video,” Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasuriya said.
The video comes as Sri Lanka prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) amidst calls for an international investigation into allegations of human rights abuses committed during the war between the army and the LTTE.
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