Attacks On Civilians
The LTTE has accused the LRRP of targeting civilians in areas under their control. In June 2008, The LTTE accused LRRP units of killing 26 civilians in three attacks. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara denied any involvement in these incidents, stating that the LRRP only targets armed LTTE cadres. Other alleged attacks on civilians include targeting a bus carrying school children, and the killing of Tamil National Alliance member K. Sivanesan. Another notable accusation is the killing of Father M. X. Karunaratnam, the chairman of the North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESOHR), a pro–LTTE organization that had accused the Sri Lankan military of human rights violations.
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