By Editor | Published: September 22, 2011
2011-09-22, Berne, Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Prosecutor initiated a criminal investigation against Jagath Dias, Major General and the commander of the 57th Division of the Sri Lankan Army during the May 2009 Operation against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The investigation has been initiated as a result of a criminal complaint filed with [...]
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Switzerland: Dias: Sri Lankan Major General Investigated for War Crimes