Sri Lanka: Investigators of alleged army killings of protesters should be truly independent

Three men demonstrating over access to drinking water were killed over the weekend in Weliweriya, western Sri Lanka.

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The Sri Lankan army should have never been policing unarmed demonstrators in the first place, and having them investigate their own alleged abuses is simply ridiculous.

-Polly Truscott, Asia Director at Amnesty International.

The Sri Lankan authorities must not allow the army to investigate itself over allegations of excessive use of force by its members after three protesters demonstrating over access to drinking water were killed over the weekend, Amnesty International said.

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