Hidden story of Sri Lankan soldier who handed death sentence for Tamil massacre

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urK o~qjñka Wreu ,enQ úfYaI n<.K rKúrejdf.a Tn fkdo;a l;dj

fï mqj; m, fj,d ;sífí ßúr m;a;f¾' b;d jeo.;alula we;s ,smshla ksid ug ys;=kd fïl Tn yuqfõ ;nkak' ;siai rùkao% fmf¾rd uy;d úiska ;uhs fï ,smsh ,shd ;sfnkafka' urK o~qjug ,lajQ uyfidfydka n<ldfha fin<l= iqks,a r;akdhl u;df.a Tn fkdo;a l;djhs fï'

wka;¾cd,h ;=< fï jkúg Pkao WKqiqug;a jvd WKqiqï mqj;la njg m;aj we;af;a hdmkh" ñreiqú,a m%foaYfha§ jQ wg mqoa., ñksia >d;khg fpdaokd msg iqks,a r;akdhl kï jQ hqo yuqod j¾K ierhkajrhdg wêlrKh bÈßfha urK o~qjï ysñùfï isoaêhh'

fuh rfÜu wjOdkhlg md;% jkafka jir oy;=kla ;siafia úNd. jqKq kvq úNd.fha wjika ks.ukh f,i urK o~qju ysñùu;a iu.h' wysxil isú,a jeishka oyia .Kkla urKhg m;alr rdcH foa‍fmd< úkdY l< fldá ikakoaO wxYfha m%n,hka mjd ksoyia lsÍug idlÉPd fhfooa§ iqks,a r;akdhlg w;ajQ brKu ldf.a;a l;dnyg ,lajQfhah' nkaOkd.dr.;j isák fldá ikakoaO wxY kdhlhska uqod.ekSu iïnkaOj rch yd fou< ikaOdkh idlÉPd wrUd ;snqKq jljdkqjl fï kvqj blaukska wjika lsÍug kS;sm;s fomd¾;fïka;=j wêlrKhg Wmfoia ,nd § ;snqfKah'

ta iu. lshfjkakg jQfha uyfidaka n<ldfha úYsIag fiajdjla l< rKúrejl=g fulS brKu w;a jQ njh' uyfidfydka n<ldh fyj;a hqo yuqod úfYaI n<ldfha È.=ÿr úysÿï n<ldhg wh;a rKúrejl=g wêlrKh yuqfõ urK oKavkh kshu jQ nj úúO u; iudc.; jkakg jQfhah'

hqo yuqod úfYaI n<ldfha uyfidfydka n<ldh fldá ;%ia;jd§ kdhlhskag mjd NS;sh f.kÿka úYsIaghkaf.a;a úYsIaghka isák tallhla jQfhah' fuu úfYaI tallh fldákag fl;rï NS;shla f.k ÿkakdo hkak mila jkafka 2002 jif¾§ fldá ixúOdkh igka úrdu .súiqula m%ldYhg m;a lroa§ tys tla fldkafoaishla jQfha;a uyfidfydka n<ldh úiqrejd yeÍfï fldkafoaishhs'

fulS uyfidfydka n<ldfha fin<l= ‍fmdarlhg heùug mshjr f.k we;ehs hk fpdaokdj uOHfha fï jkúg rchg tfrysj oejeka; wka;¾cd, fufyhqula l%shd;aul fjñka mj;skafkah'

fï ksidu fï isoaêhg uqyqK ÿka r;akdhl uqÈhkafia,df.a iqks,a r;akdhl kï j¾K ierhkajrhd ieneúkau bgql< ld¾hh Ndrh fiùug wms is;=fjuq'

iqks,a r;akdhl hqo yuqodjg ne÷fKaa 1995 §h' hqo yuqod wdOqksl fin<l= f,i Tyq hqo yuqodjg tlajQfha uyshx.Kfha yoaod msáir .ul isgh' fldá ;%ia;jd§kag tfrysj B<dï hqo igka oreKqjg hk jljdkqjl fyf;u rgg fiajh lrkakg hqo yuqodjg tlajkafkah'

.cnd frðfïka;=j Tyqf.a uõ frðfïka;=j jkafkah' i;=rd wìuqj Èú mrÿjg ;nd fmruqKg hkakg iafõÉPdfjkau bÈßm;a jQ Tyq we;=<;a jkafka hqo yuqodfõ úfYaIs; n< fiakdjla jQ .=jka ixl%uKsl n< fiakdjgh' ^Air mobile Brigade& ´kEu wNsfhda.d;aul wjia:djl ,xldfõ ´kEu ;eklg Èfhka" f.däka yd uqyqfoka f.dia m%ydrhlg uqyqK§ug yels iqúfYaI mqyqKqjla ,;a n<fiakdj f,i .=jka ixl%uKsl n<fiakdj y÷kajhs' tu n<fiakdjg l¾k,a c.;a w,aúia ^oekg fïc¾ fckrd,a& wK ÿkafkah' tu n<fiakdjg wh;a Æ;skka l¾k,a Ydka; Èidkdhl ^oekg n%sf.aäh¾& wKÿka yhjk .cnd frðfïka;=jg wkqhqla;j iqks,a isáfhah' yhjk .cnd frðfïka;=fõ fojk wKfokakd jQfha fïc¾ chYdka; .uf.a ^oekg n%sf.aäh¾&h' l=vd lKavdhï jYfhka l%shd;aul jk úfYaI l%shdkaú; LKavhg wh;a ^MOk& úu¾Yk lKavdhu f,i igka fmruqfKa isáfha fldam%,a iqks,a we;=¿ msßils' Æ;skka ldúkao Èidkdhlf.a pd,s lKavdhfï y;<syl muK Ng msßila w;ßka úYsIaghska f;dard tia' ´' mS' frlS lKavdhu f;dardf.k ;sìKs'

chisl=re" ßú/i hk m%Odk fufyhqïj,g tlaù ls<sfkdÉÑh yd hdmkh uqod .kakd l%shdkaú;j,§;a ukakdru uqod.;a rKf.di fufyhqfï§;a igka fmruqfKa tä mE rKúrejka w;r fulS lKavdhu;a fmruqfKau isáfhah'

1998 - 1999 jljdkqj, ukakdrfï ;%ia; l%shd ueඬ mj;ajkakg fydr ryfia i;=re n, m%foaYhg f.dia i;=re l|jqrej, T;a;= n,dú;a m%ydr Èh;a lrkakg fuu tia'´'mS'frlS lKavdhfukq;a iqúfYaI ld¾hh Ndrhla bgq jQfhah'

fojk Æ;skka fiakl uqKisxy iu. úisy;r fokl=f.ka iukaú; tia' ´' mS' lKavdhu 2000 jkúg isáfha hdmkfhah' ñreiqú,a isoaêfha fpdaokdjg ,la jQ fojk Æ;skka uqKisxy ^oekg lms;dka& fldam%,a Ô' uqKisxy ^oekg n<,;a ks,Odß 01&" ,dkaia fldam%,ajreka jk iqks,a r;akdhl ^j¾K ierhka& à' tï' chr;ak ^j¾K ierhka&" fin< mqIam iuka l=udr ^ierhka& hk yhfokd;a tia' ´' mS' lKavdhfï isá olaI b,lal imqrd¨ ks¾NS; Ngfhda jQy'

fuu lKavdhfï ishÆfokd igka fmruqfKa ;=ka y;r j;dj ;=jd, ,nd tajd iqj jkakg;a fmr igka fmruqKg meñKs wh jQy' iqks,a r;akdhl chisl=re fufyhqu w;f¾ ;=jd, ,nkafka udkal=,ïj, fufyhqul§h' i;=re fudagd¾ m%ydrhla uqyqKg je§ lfÜ o;a iu. fldgila leã hkafkah' ;j;a jrl ll=, yd msg m%foaYhg fudagd¾ yd fjä WKav jefokafka igka fmruqfKa§h' lsf,daóg¾ .Kka i;=re j<,a, we;=<g ßx.d ;%ia;jd§kaf.a nxl¾ yd l|jqre .ek f;dr;=re fidhdf.k ú;a úiañ; m%ydr t,a, lsÍu fuu lKavdhug mejreK rdcldß úh'

úfYaI n<ldfha uyfidfydka n<ldh b,lal imqrd.kafka i;=re n,fldgqfõ lsf,daóg¾ úiai ;sy we;=<g ßx.d ,nd.kakd b,lalj,sks' fulS tia' ´' mS' frlS lKavdhïj,g mejrefKa lsf,daóg¾ y;" wg we;=<g ßx.d f;dr;=re fiùu yd myr§uh'

iqks,a we;=¿ lKavdhu udÿreTh úfYaI n<ld l|jqfrys 1998 § udi ;=kl úfYaI mqyqKqjla ,efnkafka i;=re NQñfha úu¾Yk uqr i|ydh' 1997 § wefußldkq úfYaI n<ld fin¿ka ,xldfõ ÿka iqúfYaI mqyqKqjlgo iqks,a we;=¿ yhjk .cnd frðfïka;=fõ ody;r fokl=g mqyqKqjla ,eìKs'

fuu mqyqKqùïj,ska miqj Tjqka chisl=re l%shdkaú;h yd W;=f¾ fufyhqï i|yd wkqhqla; flfrkafkah' 2000 § w,suxlv yuqod l|jqre w;am;a lr .ksñka fldá werUQ fkdkj;sk /,a, fufyhqfuka hdmkh w¾Ooaëmh;a w,a,d .ekSug hoa§ wfma úfrdaodr Ng msßia Èú ysñfhka igka l< iridf,ka fldákaf.a bÈß .uk kj;ajkakg iu;a jQy'

w,suxlv oreKq mrdch;a iu. yuqodj uqyud‍f,a wdrlaIl j<,a, fhdodf.k hdmkh /l.;a w;r bkamiqj uqyqK ÿkafka b;du wjodkï wiSre ;;a;ajhlgh' fldá ;%ia;fhda isú,a jeishka fia meñK T;a;= n,df.k f.dia yuqod wdrlaIl j<,a‍f,a nxl¾ yd ld,;=jlal= wú ia:dk.; l< ;ekaj,g ksrka;r m%ydr t,a, lrkakg jQy' fï ksid we;eï fj,djg fin¿kag ojigu lEu .kak ,efnkafka Wfoag muKs' Wfoag jeisls<shg hkakg msg;g hk fin<d mKmsáka fkdtk wjia:d tugh' ta ;rug fldákaf.a fudagd¾ yd fjä WKav wdrlaIl j<,a, fj; m;s; jQfhah'

fujka úlaIsma; fudfyd;l igka l< Æ;skka uqKisxy iu. jQ tia' ´' mS' lKavdhfï úisy;r fokdf.ka y;rfokl= yer ishÆ fokd igka fmruqfKa ;=jd, ,oy'isú,a jeishka fia fjia j<df.k ú;a fldá ;%ia;hka t,a, l< m%ydr yuqfõ tu lKavdhfï fin¿ myla tlu ;ek Èú ms¥y' iq¿ ;=jd, ,o fin¿ka ;=jd, iqjjkakg;a fmr h<s;a lKavdhug tlajkafka i;=rd mrok n<fõ.hla jkakgh'

fkdld fkdì Èú mrÿjg ;nd rg ;%ia;jdofhka .,jd.kakg fulS fin¿ iqúYd, lemùula l<y' hdmkh" pdjlÉÉfß k.rh fldákaf.ka uqod.kakg .=jka ixl%uKsl n<fiakdjg ,o b,lalh imqrkakg T;a;= ne,Sug hkafka fldam%,a iqks,a r;akdhl we;=¿ b;sßj isá y;r fokl=f.a lKavdhuls' i;=rd /£ isá pdjlÉÉfß k.rfha ryis.; ;ekaj,ska ßx.d Èjd ? fkdn,d f;dr;=re ,nd.;a fulS lKavdhu ,ndÿka f;dr;=rej,ska miq fiiq lKavdhïo iu.sks' pdjlÉÉfß k.rh fldákaf.ka uqod.kakg Èú mrÿjg ;nd l< lemùu w.hkqjia rKYQr molalu ^RSP& fldam%,a iqks,a r;akdhlg msßkefukafkah'

bkamiqj bÈß l%shdkaú; lrñka isá Ng msßia uqyudu‍f,a m%foaYfha l%shdkaú; i|yd ia:dk.; flßKs' fuu m%foaYfha isú,a ñksiqka ;u ksfjia mjd w;er f.dia ;snqfKa ksrka;rfhka fldákaf.a ld,;=jlal= yd fudagd¾ m;s; ùu;a iu.h' fomd¾Yajfha fjä yqjudrej,ska fíÍug fldákaf.a n, m%foaYj,g ßx.d.;a isú,a jeishkag mjd yuqodj isá m%foaY fj; tau ;ykï úh' ta fldá ;%ia;hka isú,a jeishka fia meñK T;a;= n,df.dia yuqod Ng msßia isák ;eka yd ld,;=jlal=" fudagd¾ wú ia:dk.; l< ;ekaj,g È.ska È.gu myr fokakg jQ ksidh' r;akdhl we;=¿ lKavdhfï fndfyda fokl=f.a wef`.a i;=re fudagd¾ WKavj,g ;=jd, jQ fudagd¾ len,s wkka;j;a je§ ;=jd, ù ;snqfKah' ñreiqú,a *dï j;a; m%foaYfha ia:dk.; jQ Ng msßia isáfha fldákaf.a wdrlaIl j<,a,g lsf,daóg¾ tlyudrla muK ÿßks' ta w;r w;yer oeuQ md¿ f.j,a yer fjk lsisjl=;a fkdùh' ks;r ld,;=jlal=" fudagd¾ WKav m;s;jkakg jQfhka fin¿ ksÈ j¾ð;j ld,h .; l<y'

ñreiqú,a wê wdrlaIs; l,dmh ;=<g isú,a jeishkag meñKSu ;ykï jkafka Tjqka fukau isú,a jeishka fuka meñfKk fldá T;a;=lrejka l|jqrej, T;a;= n,df.dia t,a, lrk m%ydr ksidh' or wyq,d .ekSug yd ;u j;=j, t<j¿" m,;=re lvd.kakg udkqISh fya;+ka u; uq,ska wjir ,nd§ ;snqKo isú,a jeishkag iSud mekfjkafka ksrka;rfhka fï m%foaYfha fudagd¾ WKav jefgkakg ùu;a iu.h'

rgu l;djk wdkafoda,kd;aul isÿùu jQ ñreiqú,ays wgfokd >d;kh jk isÿùu jd¾;d jkafka fï w;f¾h' 2000 foieïn¾ 20 od ñreiqú,a m%foaYhg meñKs kjfokdf.ka wgfokl= >d;khg ,laùula .ek yuqodjg fpdaokd k.kafka tu msßfia isg fíreKq nj wêlrKh yuqfõ idlaIs fok ufyaIajrka" kue;a;dh' ;ud we;=¿ kjfokl= wê wdrlaIs; l,dmh ;=< or tl;= lrñka isák w;r;=r hqoyuqod we÷ug iudk we÷ulska ieriS isá lKavdhula úiska ;uka we;=¿ kjfokdg myr § frÈ máj,ska oEia ne| fjk;a ;eklg /f.k .sh nj ufyaIajrka lshkafkah' bkamiqj ;udj jeglska Tijd wfkla mig úislroa§ oEia ne| oud ;snQ frÈ lene,a, tu jefÜ meg,S jgmsgdj oel.;a nj Tyq lshkafkah' bkamiqj jeisls<s j<la wi,g ;ud f.khoa§ tu jeisls<sj, wi, úYd, ukakd msyshla w;ska .;a mqoa.,hl= isgf.k isák wdldrh;a" j< ;=< lsisjl= oÛ,k Yíohla weiSu;a ksid ìhg m;aù ;ud t;ekska mek .sh nj;a ufyaIajrka idlaIs fokafkah'

w÷f¾ ;ud Æyqne| wd lKavdhïj,ska ñ§ m,dhk ufyaIajrka ;u mjq‍f,a wh yuqjg f.dia B' mS' ã' mS' ksfhdað;hska yd udkj ysñlï l%shdldÍka iu. Èk y;rlg miqj fulS isÿùu jQ m%foaYhg meñfKkafkah' tu ia:dkh ;=< t¿jl= yu .eiQ njg idlaIs ,efnk w;r j< ;=< lsisÿ u< isrerla fkdúKs'

B' mS' ã' mS' ixúOdkfha n,mEu u; tjlg isá yuqodm;sjrhd hqo yuqod ‍fmd,sishg fï iïnkaO úu¾Yk Ndr fokafkah' hqoyuqod ‍fmd,sisfha fïc¾ isâks fidhsid we;=¿ msßila úiska werUQ yuqod úu¾Ykhlg wkqj iqks,a r;akdhl we;=¿ miafokl= w;awvx.=jg .kafka fï wkqjh' bkamiqj fïc¾ isâks fidhsid we;=¿ msßi ufyaIajrka iu. w;=reoka jQ wg fokdf.a u<isrere ñysoka lr ;sìh§ fidhd .;af;ah' ta w;r mia yeúßÈ <uhl=f.a isrerlao jQfhah' jeisls<s j<j,aj, ;sì fidhd.;a nj lshk fuu msßig wh;a mdmeÈ j.hlao fïc¾ fidhsid wêlrKhg bÈßm;a lrkafkah' fï wkqj jir oy;=kla ;siafia È.a .efik kvqj ksid iqks,a r;akdhl we;=¿ miafokd wjqreÿ foll=;a udi tfld<yla ;siafia ysrn;a lkafka hqoyuqod ‍fmd,sisfha ks,OdÍka fuu msßif.ka nf,ka ,nd.;a nj lshk lg W;a;ro mokï lrf.kh'

2000 foieïn¾ 24 yd hqo yuqod ‍fmd,sisfha fïc¾ isâks fidhsid ufyaIajrka iu. ;uka isá ;ekg meñKs wjia:dfõ ufyaIajrka ;ud we;=¿ msßi ÿgq nj;a" fïc¾ fidhsid mejiQ whqßka ;uka lsisúfgl;a ñkS j<la fyda nhsisl,a ;snQ ;ekla fkdfmkajQ nj m<uq ú;a;slre wêlrKh yuqfõ lshd isáfhah'

tjlg meje;s jd;djrKh u; B' mS' ã' mS' ixúOdkfhka t,a, jQ n,mEu u; ljqreka fyda bÈßm;a l< hq;=j ;snQ neúka hqo yuqod ‍fmd,sisfha ks,OdÍka ;uka meg, jQ nj fudjqyq wêlrKh yuqfõ fmkajd ÿkay' tjlg B' mS' ã' mS' ixúOdkh W;=f¾ n,j;a ùu;a Wohka we;=¿ mqj;am;a ,ndÿka m%pdrh;a ksid ljqreka fyda w;awvx.=jg .; hq;=j ;snqfKah'

wjidkfha ufyaIajrkaf.a idlaIsfha jQfha ;ud w;awvx.=jg .ekqKq fudfydf;a iqks,a r;akdhl t;ek isàu .ek muKs'

;u lKavdhu fïc¾ fidhsid úiska ufyaIajrkag fmkajQ fudfydf;a m%foaYfha .%du fiajljrhd iu. isá B' mS' ã' mS' idudðlhka yuqod fin¿kaf.a PdhdrEm f.k ;sìKs' kej; wêlrKh fj; f.khoa§;a fou< udOH u.ska PdhdrEm f.k ;sìKs' ufyaIajrka y÷kd .ekSfï fmrÜgqfõ iqks,a y÷kd.;af;a fï ishÆ PdhdrEm .; lsÍïj,ska Èk .Kklg miqjh'

fulS mriamr;d uOHfha jir 13la ;siafia l;d flreKq iEu kvq jdrhlgu kS;s{jrekag remsh,a úismkaoyi ne.ska f.jk ,oafoa miafokd ;u jegqfmka mkaoyi ne.ska tl;= lrñks' uilg kvqjdr y;r my l;d flfroa§ ;u lKlr mjd Wlia lrkakg fudjqkg isÿjkafkah' ñkSuereï lsisfia;a wkqu; l< fkdyels uq;a cd;sl wdrlaIdj fjkqfjka Tjqka l%shd l<d kï Tjqkg idOdrKh bgqúh hq;=j ;sìKs'

hqo ìfï wfkal ÿla lïlfgd¿ ndOl ueo rg fjkqfjka ;u weia" bia" uia" ‍f,a oyÈh ye¿E fulS úrejka w;ßka iqks,a r;akdhl ‍fmdarlhg kshu ù yudrh' wfkla isõfokd ksfodia lr ksoyia jQy' wo iqks,af.a ;=ka yeúßÈ ;reIs bfrdaIkd ÈhKsh ish mshd fidhoa§ ldxpkd l=udß jk iqks,af.a ìßhg §ug W;a;r ke;' weh l÷¿ j.=rejñka oeka igka lrkafka ckdêm;s iudjlska fyda ;u ieñhd ksoyia lr.kakgh' Tjqyq ,nk i;sfha wêlrKh fj; wNshdpkhla bÈßm;a lsÍugo lghq;= lrñka isá;s'

Y%S ,dxflah foaYhg iduh Wodlr,Sfï wÈgkska hqoaOhg lemù ‍f,a" uia oka foñka fjä WKavj,g uqyqKÿka rKYQr molalñka mqo ,o iqks,a r;akdhlg hqla;sfha fofjd, ^Temple of Justice& bÈßfha hqla;sh bgqlsÍu fyda ckdêm;sjrhdf.a úfYaI iudjla ,nd.ekSu fjkqfjka fï jkúg iudc cd,d jfí wvúj, msgq È. yefrñka ;sfnkafkah'

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