NewsSri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka on Friday accused his successor of committing crimes against suspects during the island's civil war and said he was ready to testify against the ex-military commander. A human rights group this week filed two cases against General Jagath Jayasuriya in Colombia and Brazil, who until recently was Sri Lanka's ambassador in several South American countries. Fonseka added that he was ready to testify against Jayasuriya, who was not immediately available for comment. But two days after the cases were filed, Jayasuriya left Brazil where he has been based since 2015. Fonseka, who led Sri Lanka's armed forces between December 2005 and July 2009, insisted Friday that troops under his command did not commit atrocities.

Source: Sunday Times September 02, 2017 04:07 UTC