Killing of Balachandran Prabhakaran

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Balachandran Prabhakaran
Born(1996-10-01)1 October 1996
Died19 May 2009(2009-05-19) (aged 12)
Nanthikadal lagoon, Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka
Parents

Balachandran Prabhakaran (1 October 1996 – 19 May 2009) was the third child of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam movement.

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According to Callum Macrae, director of the documentary No Fire Zone: "The new photographs are enormously important evidentially because they appear to rule out any suggestion that Balachandran was killed in cross-fire or during a battle. They show he was held, and even given a snack, before being taken and executed in cold blood."[1]

The group Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka has stated that the images are proof the child was executed soon after being captured.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Buncombe, Andrew (18 February 2013). "Handed a snack, and then executed". London: Independent UK. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Balachandran Prabhakaran: Sri Lanka army accused over death". BBC News. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Remembering Balachandran". Tamil Guardian. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Lankan forces photographed killing Prabhakaran's 12-yr-old son". Deccan Herald. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ Debarshi Dasgupta (22 February 2013). "'These Photographs Are Genuine'". Outlook. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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