The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake referred to statements he made at the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the Matale mass grave, noting that 140 human bone fragments had been found there. He stated that investigations are being conducted and alleged that individuals connected to past murders and private torture chambers are currently represented in Parliament.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, at the United Nations Human Rights Council, I told General 6606 about the Matale mass grave. One hundred and forty human bone fragments have been found there. The daughters of those murderers are sitting here today. Therefore, we are conducting investigations into that. Some of those who are here today are owners of private torture chambers.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4051