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| Tamil group files lawsuit against |
| Tamil group files lawsuit against Rajapaksa in US
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-January-2011
3:36:26 AM |
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A US-based Tamil advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa seeking USD 30 million in damages for the alleged extra-judicial killings in the decades-old civil war.
The lawsuit was filed by Bruce Fein, a Washington-based attorney, on behalf of Tamils Against Genocide (TAG) in a district court in District of Columbia.
"Rajapaksa will not escape the long arm of justice secured by the Torture Victims Protection Act by hiding in Sri Lanka. Extra-judicial killings under colour of law are universal torts. If President Rajapaksa refuses to defend against the complaint, a default judgment will be sought," Fein said in a statement.
Rajapaksa was recently on a private visit to the US.
The lawsuit has been filed against Rajapaksa for damages under the Alien Tort Claims Act and Torture Victims Protection Act (ATCA/TVPA) on behalf of three plaintiffs for the alleged killings of 40,000 Tamil civilians in Mullaiththeevu in 2009, five Trincomalee students in January 2006, and 17 Action Contre La Faim (ACF) workers in August 2006.
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