Ltte Surrenders May 2009 List

The Sri lankan government has produced a number demonstrate evidence of lTTE perfidy but not in this
of contradictory explanations for what happened case. In addition, other witnesses say that the LTTE
that morning at the bridge. leader sanctioned surrender after 15th May for all
his fighters who wanted to take their chances and
The then foreign secretary Palitha Kohona denied cross over to the army.
there was any surrender deal and yet he sent at
leasl4 unambiguous text messages to the lTTE that The Sri lankan military put online a web page
confirmed the surrender deal· SMS that are claiming responsibility for killing of Pulidevan and
produced for the first time in this report. Nadesan (by the 58th Srigade of Shavendra Silva
whom eyewitnesses place at the spot) but then
Mr Kohona claimed the LTTEshot their own leaders removed it offline.
in the back for daring to surrender against orders.
The extensive negotiations about surrender do not The defence secretary suggested a young recruit
indicate a furtive attempt to defy lTTE orders. Three might have shot the leaders in the dark by accident
eyewitnesses did not report any firing· indeed one as there was still fighting going on elsewhere.
was with the people surrendering and was not shot. However the communications records and witness
Furthermore the government never produced the testimony show the surrender did not occur in the
leaders' bodies to prove the entry wounds were in dark but after dawn. Eyewitnesses say there was no
the back. In other instances they have been quick to shot fired by either side at the surrender.

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Francis

Name Role Source fait eurrtolJy Group

\VittleSS Statement; Led into

bldgs S. side of Bridge

Aathava m.:K.NO~ \VaddU\-akaI UNKNO\\'N

p..ody\Vitness Statemtrt1; SCCft 1ft
soulh of Wadduvakkal

Ahilam ~1aster 1.'e1li~"""", Wmg of LTIE llricl&e UNKNOWN

Sec1 with h\bband Puratchika Witness S~ seee at

Amhi (_below) Omanlhai 0. 18 May 2009 UNKNOWN

Father

Deputy commander Imnm Francis

UNKNO\VN Group
Aramuthan Plindian '!giment of LTfE. -Witness Statement

witness Statement; Led Into

bldgs S. side of Bridge

Aryan UNKNO\\'N Wadduvakal UNKNOWN

Baby Subramaniam (lead or the Tlitni) Eelam Witness Statements. father
Surrounded N, side Francis
wadduvakal, detained S, side

(aka Elankunnaran) l!ducation Departmem ofbridge UNKNO\VN Group

Balachandraa 12 yeO! ~Id son of LTIE Witness Statement DEAD (pho,o)
Prabbakaran I.ad",. Child.

Witness StatenlCflU - ~.'tn ILt

1500 on 18 May 2009 i.

custody. also in Mullaitivu Father

Dalal_V. Senior LTIE k3dcr ~beri Acbmisuati\'C 0fTJ« Francis
HaIL UNKNOWN Group

1Iead. Imran Pandiyan

LLCol ArunnlnIbi Rcgimenl Witness Statement UNKNO\VN

Dalakumar.ut',Son

Theepan aka Reportfpboto showing him in

Sooriyatheepan UNKNO~ Army custody UNKNO\VN

witness Statement; seen south father

side of bridge al 1500 houfll on Francis

DaJarh as Senior LITE Financial Officer lSMa}" UNKNOWN Group

111chnrge of external audits for Soon alive south of

-Da-ar-i ------- FLT~IE-------------- \Vadduv~ka~rid_g_~__ U-N-K-N-OW-N--- 1-----

Coordintllor of LITE Father
Francis
Jewellery Ousiness, said 10
Group
Babu ....1 have :iumndc:red with his wife. \Vitness Statements UNKNOWN
Dabo • lUanbarilhy
Bavan CamillOn n~c or Seran Businessof
DbaskanIn
LTIE \Vitness Statement

w.. ...,Ih Kadchfi but looked Uh'KNO\\'N

after disabled LTIE cadres. \\"itne5S Statcmc:nt I

ManalAN UNKNOWN

lIeadq_ or LTIE. Witness Statements UNKNO\VN

\Vorking with Scrnam; born in Father
Francis
Bb.,karan Kil inoc:hchi, witness Statement
Group

www.eelamview.com Witness Statement; seen with
Military lruelligence in
Lt.Col. Cbendran/ Mullaitivu & reported to bl:
missing.
Chandran Military IntcUigenee. LTTE UNKNO\VN

Father

Ezhilan (Elil..,) lTIE political \Ving, \Vitness Statetnenu (3) &: UNKNO\VN Francis
Trin<omaI« Complaint by Family Group

EzhiI\"im3n ~1astc:r School Mastc Witness Statement UNKNOWN

Father

Father Francis CazhoIie Pridt WilneSS StaJtmenIS (4+). UNKNOWN Francis
Joseph L'ITE. bot one arm, Political Iaim by Family Group
Gopi aka wing, property maintainence
V_andian Witness Statement; Led Into UNKNO\VN
UNK.NOWN bldgs S. side of Briclj!e
Hariharan Wadduvakal UNKNOWN
The rnililory spokesperson for witness Statement; Led Into
Ilamthiraiyaw lTIE, (!'Urn Bauicaloa bldgs S. side of Briclj!e Witnes.~ said he
~farShal1 \Vaddu\'aka1. surrendered alive
Ilamparity JII.ffn3 head Political \Ving; but killed shortly
(Sinnalbamby home lOW1al .avllkllchcheri. Witness Statement aner;
Mahalinham) Witness Statements saw him unc.onfinned.
on the south side of the: Oridge
at 1500 hours, Complaint by UNKNOWN Father
Family Francis
Group.

Dlamparity -

~abalingam, Wire Complaint by Family. DO UNKNOWN
witness swtments..
Sivagjui Child. .ged I 0 UNKNOWN -- -
COmplainl by Family; no
~-Dlamparilhy - UNKNO\VN
Mahilini - witness stattments.

Rlarnparilby - Cemplaim by Family; no
Mahalingam, witness statements,

Thamiloli Child. ased 8

Illamparithy - Child, aged 3 Complaint by Family; no UNKNO\VN
Mahalingarn, witness statements.

fililini

~ur[laraJl Corrtluonder ~~flicer. Witness Statement UNKNO\VN
Mannlnru, LTTfi,

Ilaveakai Master m-'KNOWN Witness Statemem

witness Staletnent: saw hirrl II.t

Inlbamil UNK.NO~ Omamhai on 18 May 2009. UNKNOWN
ItumpOniMas"" In <1uIrt;" ofLTTE Sniper
Relimc:nl Witness Statement; report

arrested in ~1uUaitiYU. \1NKNO\VN
)(phoco &

haipriya Mw.il Urnt of l TTE Repons & Video & Pbol.. COSL)
Ja:\"&D
\\)icc orn"ocrs radio swim Witness Swtmcnl UNKNOWN

Wi tness Statement Seen aJ we

00 18 ~1ay south of bridge: :

lcyantj Financial unit LTT'E seen in 2009 in B()()S8., UNKNO\VN

Father

Intelligence Unit In Charge of Francis
Group
Kanthi the Jail Witness Statement UNKNO\VN

www.eelamview.com Father
ford-ntis
I lead of Student Organi..~ati()n, Group

Kennan Political \'ling Witness Statement UNKNO\VN Father
Francis
Kangan'Kanagaa DEAD (on. Group
wimns)
(Loganathan witness Staternent; S. side

A.ru.na:s.alam) Political wing security Waddu".ka1 Bridge

KuikaJan Forma Commander, Eastern Witness S.tateamt m\\t'a:ld~dsueveankb.l Uh'KNO\VN
Provine<
Bridge

Ferber

In dwge of "chic-Ie for War Witness Swement seen G\C Francis
II""", Dept orLTTE
Karuvannan south orbridg< UNKNO\VN Group
[Xputy to YOlP.lns.titute of
Connie! Research. From Father
Francis

Kin; J.IT... Witness Statement UNKNO\VN Group

Kiruba master UNKNOWN Witness Statement UNKNO\VN

Father

Francis

Kuyilan Military Intelligence, LTTE Witness Statement UNKNOWN Group

M(\jorin LITE. Nephew of dead ace to SLA list; 1ft us IS

Commander Manil Aru District DEAD (GOSL);
then Witness saw hirn alive in ALIVE IN 2009

Kumaran Oalar;aj. custody. says WITNESS
Father

Kwuun Senior l TTE mil itary leader; \Vitne:SS Statement \JNKNO\\'N Francis
KoIti pcmibly Trincc formerly f-- UNKNOWN Group
LTTE Fin"""" & TnInSpOrt '~~"O\vN
Lawrence 5«tioru; in ~ of Pandim \\fitness Statement; SCCD south Father
St«c orbrid~,< Fnncis
Witness Swements: seen iD
Conunanding Ollk"r LITE ~lulJajti,·u J<attberi ., I SOO Group
V&vuniYI Dis.trict hours.
Father

Madavan Deputy in OIarge of LlTE Witness Statement UNKNOWN Francis
Police
Group
Father

Majith L1"TE:Military Intelligence witness Statement UNKNO\VN Francis
Admjn Officer Group

Malaravan Administration Service LITE Witness Statement UNKNO\VN father
Francis
Group

Father

Francis

Manoj Deputy to Rub:ln of Logistics, wiieess Statement UNKNO\\'N Group

Father

~aniarasan Se1Iior LITE military leadtt \Vitncss Stattmcnt saw him Uh'KNO\VN Francis
Mathu Trincomalcc ~"ililary\\l'ing with Fathtt Francis. Group
I
Wimess Statement F.tl=
UNKNOWN Frzncis

Group

Father
Francis

Miresh Nitharsanarn TV Witness Statement UNKNO\VN Group