Five Sri Lankan army soldiers have been remanded over the murder of two Tamil youth in Jaffna, 18 years after their deaths.
Jaffna District Court Judge S Satheeskaran ordered the troops to be remanded until October 10, and also called on Achchuveli Police to produce 11 other soldiers in court suspected to have had involvement in the murders.
The two Tamil civilians were shot dead by soldiers from the Achchuveli camp in 1998. No one has yet been held responsible for the killings.
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