The Sri Lankan Army’s report in response to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has been delayed said the Army Media spokesperson Army Brigadier Jayanth Jayaweera.
The Army report was expected to respond to accusations by the HRCSL that Sri Lanka’s army misused powers in dispersing protestors who engaged in a demonstration in Rathupaswala demanding clean water.
The shooting of the protesters in Weliweriya 2 years ago sparked mass outrage across the island.
The report, which was handed over to Sri Lanka’s president in January, held the Army responsible for the deaths of three protesters and injuries of 36 demonstrators, reports Nation.lk.
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