Sri Lanka President receives US Court summons

Sri Lanka’s justice ministry has received a summons issued by a US federal court for President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The summons filed is linked to three civil cases under the Hague Convention by relatives of Tamil victims of alleged extra-judicial killings. The alleged killings took place during the Sri Lankan civil war. The petitioners are claiming financial damages under the US Torture Victims Protection Act.

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