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Former Sri Lankan army head convicted for war crimes
18/11/2011 - Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan army head convicted for war crimes

The former chief of Sri Lanka's armed forces was jailed Friday for three years, after he was found guilty of implicating the country's defence secretary in war crimes. The high court found Sarath Fonseka breached Sri Lanka’s emergency law.
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Dutch court sentences backers of Tamil Tigers
21/10/2011 - JUSTICE

Dutch court sentences backers of Tamil Tigers

A Dutch court on Friday convicted five ethnic Tamil men on charges that they extorted money from the Sri Lankan diaspora in the Netherlands and laundered money to help finance the separatist Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka.
Former army chief Fonseka convicted by court martial
13/08/2010 - SRI LANKA

Former army chief Fonseka convicted by court martial

Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka (pictured), who led the 2009 victory over Tamil Tiger rebels, was convicted by a court martial Friday and stripped of his rank and medals. A separate court is still hearing corruption charges against him.
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Tamils could decide the outcome of Sri Lanka's presidential vote
26/01/2010 - SRI LANKA

Tamils could decide the outcome of Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Sri Lanka is holding its first presidential election since the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in May 2009. The battle brought to an end the rebels' 37 year fight for a separate Tamil homeland. But ironically, it's the Tamil community who could now decide who becomes the country's next president.
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Colombo says detained Tamils now free
01/12/2009 - SRI LANKA

Colombo says detained Tamils now free

Sri Lankan officials say thousands of civilians held in detention camps since the military offensive against Tamil rebels earlier this year have been freed. Many whose villages were wiped out during the fighting are expected to remain displaced.
General who defeated Tamil Tigers launches presidential bid
29/11/2009 - SRI LANKA

General who defeated Tamil Tigers launches presidential bid

Sarath Fonseka (pictured), the Sri Lankan general who ended the Tamil Tigers' almost three-decade-long struggle for independence, announced on Sunday that he would challenge the president in a January election.
Colombo pledges to open Tamil refugee camps
21/11/2009 - SRI LANKA

Colombo pledges to open Tamil refugee camps

Sri Lanka's government has pledged to let tens of thousands of civilians displaced during the war with the Tamil Tigers move freely between refugee camps until their permanent re-settlement, to be completed by the end of January.
Army chief who defeated Tamil Tigers resigns
12/11/2009 - SRI LANKA

Army chief who defeated Tamil Tigers resigns

Sri Lanka's army chief, who oversaw the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in May, has resigned amid speculation that he will run for president in an election possibly slated for early 2010.
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