Premini Thanuskodi
| Premini Thanuskodi | |
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Premini | |
| Parent(s) | TRO employee and Student |
Premini Thanuskodi was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil women who was working as a Chief Accountant for Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO), a legally registered charity in Sri Lanka (but considered Pro LTTE), when she was kidnapped on June 30, 2006 and was later raped and murdered. She was 25 years old. Premini was also an undergraduate at the Eastern university at Vantharumoolai.[1]
Incident
Premini Thanuskodi, along with other TRO employees, was travelling to Kilinochchi when the group stopped at the checkpoint at Welikanda near Batticaloa. After that they saw a white van chasing them which later overtook them. Armed men in the van kidnapped them and took their vehicle to a nearby jungle.[2] They were kept overnight and a few TRO employees were released after being interrogated, during which they were tortured by the TMVP intelligence chief Sitha on the allegation of belonging to the intelligence wing of the LTTE. The male TRO employees who failed to convince the TMVP cadres of their innocence were killed. Later Premini was gang raped and was killed, and her body was dumped in the bushes.[3][4][5]
Reaction
The TRO complained to the Sri Lankan police and blamed the Tamil paramilitary of TMVP.[6][7] There were appeals from Amnesty International expressing concerns about the group's safety.[8]
Government reaction
The Sri Lankan President called for a probe, however no one has been arrested or charged.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Paramilitaries abduct 5 TRO staff in Welikande
- ↑ Amnesty International Sri Lanka: Fear for Safety
- ↑ The tragic fate of TRO employees abducted by Karuna cadres
- ↑ BBC report
- ↑ 2 TRO workers released
- ↑ TRO Update
- ↑ BBC paramilitaries to blame
- ↑ Amnesty Appeal for safety.
- ↑ Swift probe ordered on TRO abductions
