The petition filed by Ven. Andaulpatha Buddhasara Thera seeks an order to prosecute any living LTTE member involved in the massacre as well as a compensation of Rs. 20 million to the monk.
The petition names Acting IGP, State Intelligence Director and the Attorney General as respondents.
Thirty-three Buddhist monks, most of them young novice monks, and four civilians were killed by the LTTE at Aranthalawa in 1987.
Monk who survived Aranthalawa massacre seeks legal action Featured
A Buddhist monk who sustained critical injuries following the Aranthalawa massacre filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court today (30).
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