U.S. sanctions 2 Sri Lankan military officers over human rights violations
The Hindu
Chandana Hettiarachchi, and Sunil Ratnayake were among several officers from 12 countries who were sanctioned by the U.S.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two Sri Lankan military officers, including a by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, for human rights violations, banning them and their immediate family members from entering America.
Chandana Hettiarachchi, a Naval officer, and Sunil Ratnayake, a former staff sergeant of the Sri Lankan Army, were among several officers from 12 countries who were sanctioned by the U.S. over accountability for "gross violations of human rights".
Hettiarachchi was involved in the "flagrant denial of the right to liberty of at least eight 'Trincomalee 11' victims, from 2008 to 2009," the U.S. state department said in a statement issued on Friday, coinciding with the International Human Rights Day.
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