
US blacklists Sri Lankan army commander, cites extrajudicial killings, abuses
Saturday, February 15, 2020, 3:25 PM
The United States has imposed sanctions on Sri Lanka's army-chief, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, for alleged human rights violations including extrajudicial killings in 2009 during the country's civil war, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. "The allegations of gross human rights violations against Shavendra Silva, documented by the United Nations and other organizations, are serious and credible," Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
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