Sri Lankan court deems 'confessions' of 2 LTTE cadres legitimate

A Sri Lankan court has deemed the 'confessions' of two LTTE cadres detained in 2012 over the shooting down of a military aircraft in 2000 are legitimate, ordering the cadres be further detained. 

The 'confessions' were made to the Terrorism Investigation Division, notorious for its routine use of torture. 

The men, Jegan (alias Kulawan) and Vallami (alias Sinnathilakan) are accused of shooting down a military aircraft that was flying from Palaly to Ratmalana killing 40, including 4 Russian citizens, Colombo Page reported. 

The trial was held at the Anuradhapura Special Hight Court. 

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