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Court delays digging of suspected mass grave
Jul 01, 201405:52 PM
The Kaluwanchikudy Magistrate’s Court today ordered the postponement of scheduled start of an operation to exhume a suspected mass war grave on the east coast after police said they needed more preparation time.
Authorities had been due to begin excavating part of a beach in Kalavanchikudy district after a resident petitioned the local court, claiming the site contained the remains of around 100 Muslims who were killed 24 years ago at the height of the war.
But after visiting the site, the magistrate agreed to allow the start to be delayed until August 18, giving police more time to secure the services of forensic experts.
