ravishingravi Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 LONDON: The mystery around the last days of the assault on LTTE deepened today after a documentary filmmaker claimed to have a "chilling piece of footage" showing the bullet-riddled body of the son of its slain supremo V Prabakaran, a report described by Colombo as "concocted". Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son Balachandran's body is shown stripped to the waist and with five bullet holes to the chest. The footage dating from May 18, 2009 will be broadcast on Wednesday in a Channel 4 film -- Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished--a sequel to the controversial investigation broadcast last year which accused both the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government of war crimes and crimes against humanity, The Independent said. However, the authenticity of the video is unknown. The Sri Lanka high commissioner in India rejected the charges made by the filmmaker Callum Macrae. "In our view this is a tentative report, uncorroborated and not being authenticated. This has not been shared with us for us to check. It goes against journalism ethics. The report is motivated and is concocted," Lankan high commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam told PTI in New Delhi. The report comes ahead of a crucial vote on US-backed UN Human Rights Council resolution for an inquiry into human rights violations by Lankan army. Talking about Balachandran, Kariyawasam said "He may have died. We have no records but he was never murdered. We deny this allegation." He said according to a report, 8000 people were killed in the war and this included many LTTE members. "They were not murdered. They died in the course of war". He said the latest report was "motivated" to bring disrepute to Lanka. Asked if they officially registered their objection with Channel 4, he said, "We have officially objected. The high commission in London has done so." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/UKs-Channel-4-documentary-shows-LTTE-supremo-Prabhakarans-12-year-old-sons-bullet-riddled-body/articleshow/12236954.cms Shocking !! See the pic only if you can take it.
Stuge Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 In war everything happens ,and every stuff which we can't even imagine,happens in war. I'm not justifying anything .Just saying anything is possible in a war .Now War is over I hope people of sri lanka live together happily .
hari504504 Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Yes, I am 100% sure Prabhakaran was executed after capture along with any possible successor - especially bloodline. They couldn't afford to have him alive - it would just keep the struggle going.
Zelch Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Where are the bleeding hearts who were crying for Palestinians? Agree this LTTE business is murky but killing a kid for fun and video taping on mobile phones as a trophy is Islamesque perversity like the Ghaddhafi killing. LTTE being pure SDRE are relatively unsophisticated terrorists. Unlike Jihadis these idiots have clear leaders, leaders wife, leaders kids which gives a clear target for the opposing party to take out in hostile situations. Also, the Jihadis have the world media wrapped around their fingers which they use as a first line of defense/aggression. Look at the NDTV Diva Burqa Mir Dutt on a show abt this issue. If it were a ghetto kid from any where in the world, she would have been frothing at the mouth. But in this episode she couldnt care less abt the Tamil kid. You people should watch the original Channel 4 documentary..its gruesome. All I am saying is lets be equitable. Lets treat Indian life on par with other peoples.
Mariyam Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Where are the bleeding hearts who were crying for Palestinians? Agree this LTTE business is murky but killing a kid for fun and video taping on mobile phones as a trophy is Islamesque perversity like the Ghaddhafi killing. That sounds like a typical US military manouvere. Standard Americanesque perversity. Mainly practiced by the members of the US forces in Asian countries; Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan etc. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/13/world/asia/afghanistan-shooting-scene/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 As far as the rest of your post, this topic is about the conflict in Sri Lanka and the massacre of Tamil civilians there. To discuss Barkha Dutt or the Palestinian Israeli conflict, we already have multiple threads on ICF. Lets all get some perspective here. And talk about Prabhakaran's son.
1983-2011 Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Where are the bleeding hearts who were crying for Palestinians? Agree this LTTE business is murky but killing a kid for fun and video taping on mobile phones as a trophy is Islamesque perversity like the Ghaddhafi killing. LTTE being pure SDRE are relatively unsophisticated terrorists. Unlike Jihadis these idiots have clear leaders, leaders wife, leaders kids which gives a clear target for the opposing party to take out in hostile situations. Also, the Jihadis have the world media wrapped around their fingers which they use as a first line of defense/aggression. Look at the NDTV Diva Burqa Mir Dutt on a show abt this issue. If it were a ghetto kid from any where in the world, she would have been frothing at the mouth. But in this episode she couldnt care less abt the Tamil kid. You people should watch the original Channel 4 documentary..its gruesome. All I am saying is lets be equitable. Lets treat Indian life on par with other peoples. 7OZ-JKSSUKg&feature=plcp&context=C45dc9c9VDvjVQa1PpcFO-wNcTiuzU5fPxoaAO8gqt56nWV2DWBDc=
Sachinism Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Saw the first documentary on the 'Killing fields' its disgusting.
Zelch Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 That sounds like a typical US military manouvere. Standard Americanesque perversity. Mainly practiced by the members of the US forces in Asian countries; Vietnam' date= Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan etc. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/13/world/asia/afghanistan-shooting-scene/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 As far as the rest of your post, this topic is about the conflict in Sri Lanka and the massacre of Tamil civilians there. To discuss Barkha Dutt or the Palestinian Israeli conflict, we already have multiple threads on ICF. Lets all get some perspective here. And talk about Prabhakaran's son. lol Nice. Is your rightful indignation solely reserved for American Imperial war machine or can we also see proportionate outrage over other parties involved like the treacherous savagery of Islamists in Globar War on Terror. Tarek Fatah in Toronto Sun once again enunciates the all too familiar hypocrisy of Islamists No flotilla for Balochistan Western media ignore this ongoing, slow-motion genocide A terrible war is unfolding in a faraway land called Balochistan. Almost daily, bodies of young men, kidnapped and tortured to death by the Pakistan occupation army, end up in ditches. Others, still alive, are thrown from helicopters into the arms of the rough mountain terrain below. Yet, not a single western journalist covers this ongoing, slow- motion genocide of the Baloch people. Compare that to Gaza: Even a single Palestinian death at the hands of the IDF results in banner headlines. But no one notices the daily massacres of the Baloch, not even the Palestinians. A few years ago, a similar slaughter of Muslims by fellow Muslims dragged on for years before the world woke up to the Darfur genocide, where black-skinned Africans were decimated by the Arab Janjaweed of Sudan. No flotilla sailed for Darfur, and none will likely leave harbour for Balochistan. For Muslims, especially the victimhood-obsessed Islamists in the West, the lives of the Baloch and Darfuri are of less value to Allah than those of the Arab. The irony is the Baloch are strong backers of the Palestinian movement in a relationship that has triggered absolutely no reciprocity.
Mariyam Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Zelch, A couple of points. If you have to post an article, just paste the url and highlight the relevant excerpts instead of posting the entire thing here. Are you trying to insinuate that I am an Islamist? That is a serious allegation. My point was in response to your totally tangential and factually incorrect claim that killing kids was a solely 'Islamesque' perversity. What I provided you with was a counter example. Having said that, in a thread that is about Islamists and their misdeeds, I would be outraged more often than not. I also wouldn't find the need to bring in Barkha Dutt, LTTE, Godzilla, the 50% off at Mango into that thread. Hope you see the difference. This thread is about Sri Lanka, the LTTE and the murder of a child. Not your rants about Islamists and Barkha Dutt.
asterix Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Wednesday 14th March, 10:55pm, Channel 4 Reminder...
Anonymous Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Not sure if it is accessible in the other parts of the world, here is the link, http://www.channel4.com/programmes/sri-lankas-killing-fields/4od#3303398 I've seen some gruesome stuff in my life but this is just another level and also credit to the channel 4 team for the making this poignant.
beetle Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Yes' date=' I am 100% sure Prabhakaran was executed after capture along with any possible successor - especially bloodline. They couldn't afford to have him alive - it would just keep the struggle going.[/quote'] sad but true.
DeadMan Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Saw the first documentary on the 'Killing fields' its disgusting. Real face abt d channel 4 video. pls watch how they maked dat film.they have no answers.TN gaves money to channel 4 for creates fake videos .MAJ. GEN. SHAVENDRA SILVA ANALYZING CHANNEL-4 VIDEO BuKfXwP0pGk
cameron_black Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 qWwBTiXY5aY this was the reply to the first channel 4 fake video 'killing fields'. there was a reply made to this praba's son bogus as well. will try and post it here.
ravishingravi Posted March 22, 2012 Author Posted March 22, 2012 So, India has voted against Sri Lanka at UN
The Dark Horse Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 The killing of a young boy New photographs of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran’s son just before he was shot dead, obtained by Channel 4 TV, leave more questions for Sri Lanka to answer about war crimes It is a war that has produced some truly terrible images, but this one is particularly disturbing. A young boy sits looking distressed, like a child who has been lost in a supermarket. He has been given a biscuit or some kind of snack. In the second photograph, he is looking anxiously up, as though hoping to see someone he recognises. The boy is Balachandran Prabakaran, the 12-year-old son of Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabakaran. These photographs, which we are releasing today, form part of the new evidence in the forthcoming feature documentary “No War Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka,” the culmination of three years of research which will be shown for the first time next month in Geneva, to coincide with the U.N. Human Rights Council meeting. The new evidence in the film is certain to increase pressure on the Indian government not only to support a resolution on Sri Lanka and accountability, but also to ensure that it is robustly worded, and that it outlines an effective plan for international action to end impunity in Sri Lanka. The new photographs tell a chilling story. This child is not been lost of course: he has been captured and is being held in a sandbag bunker, apparently guarded by a Sri Lankan Army soldier. In less than two hours he will be taken, executed in cold blood — and then photographed again. Forensic pathologist’s opinion In these photographs, which digital image analysis indicates were taken with the same camera, we can see he has been shot five times in the chest. Separate video footage, also apparently filmed as a war trophy by government soldiers, shows that alongside him lie the bodies of five men. They appear to have been Tamil Tiger fighters, probably his bodyguards. They have been stripped, bound, blindfolded and then shot in the head. The new photographs are particularly important evidentially, because they prove that Balachandran was not killed in crossfire, or in a battle. His death was deliberate and calculated. The pictures fill in chilling details on the circumstances of his murder — and leave the Sri Lankan government with yet more questions to answer about just how systematic the executions at the end of the war appear to have been. Last year, we first revealed video footage and stills which showed Balachandran’s body shortly after his execution. These were analysed for us by a respected forensic pathologist, Professor Derrick Pounder, to assess the cause of death. The professor identified what he thinks is the first of the shots to be fired at the boy: “There is a speckling (on the skin) from propellant tattooing, indicating that the distance of the muzzle of the weapon to this boy’s chest was two to three feet or less. He could have reached out with his hand and touched the gun that killed him.” The professor said the angle of the shots suggested that after that bullet was fired, the boy fell backwards and was then shot four more times. Unlike the men around him, there was no indication that the boy had been blindfolded or bound, so it was possible that the boy may have been made to watch the execution of his guards before the gun was turned on him. The new photographs released today give us a chilling insight into what happened before that. They appear to demonstrate that the situation was calm and orderly. Balachandran was given a snack and some water. There was time to take photographs while he was held in the bunker and again afterwards. The forensic analysis report on the photographs concludes that there is “no evidence to indicate fabrication, manipulation or the use of effects to create the images” and concludes that the photographs “appear to be an accurate representation of the events depicted.” From the separate video sequence recorded later (which has also been authenticated by both digital video analysis), it is clear that there were several military personnel in the area. Where the trail leads to It is difficult to imagine the mindset of an army in which a child can be executed in cold blood with apparent impunity. It also raises extremely difficult questions for the Sri Lankan military. With every month that passes, the evidence of systematic execution of prisoners grows. The pattern of apparent sexual violence against female fighters is disturbing in the extreme. As the respected international human rights lawyer, Professor William A. Schabas, says in our film: “If you look at what looks like the mass execution of naked prisoners, these all add up to possibly the claim that this was in fact systematic — and that could point to the highest levels in the military authority of Sri Lanka as being responsible for war crimes of summary execution, killing and torture.” India’s role And in Sri Lanka, of course, the highest levels of the military are virtually the same as the highest levels of the government. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother, the Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, have some very difficult questions to answer. They may well continue to simply deny the evidence and cite the undoubted crimes of the Tamil Tigers. But as a defence, it is becoming increasingly threadbare. The crimes of one side do not justify the crimes of another. A government which claims to adhere to international humanitarian law cannot hide behind the brutal suicide bombings or the brutalised child soldiers of the Tigers. But for India there is a dilemma too. Because it matters not just what the answers to these questions are. It also matters who asks these questions. India is central to this. It has been said before, but it is true, and worth repeating. Without justice there can be no peace and reconciliation, and without truth there can be no justice. This is not an academic exercise in historical accountability. The men responsible for these crimes are still in charge. They are continuing to brutally repress Tamils in the north and persecute anyone who criticises the government including, as we have seen with the impeachment of the Chief Justice, their own judiciary. If there is no attempt to address these issues and to bring justice to those who suffered, the fear is that in the short term, political repression in Sri Lanka will increase and that in the long term, history is destined to repeat itself with yet more bloodshed and regional instability. It seems to most human rights defenders around the world, including those in India, that the only way ahead in this situation is for the creation of a credible, independent, international inquiry into these events, as called for by the U.N.’s Panel of Experts. That inquiry should examine all the crimes committed by both sides. If India was to declare its support for such an inquiry, many hope it could mark the start of the long, delayed movement towards peace, reconciliation and political justice in Sri Lanka. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-killing-of-a-young-boy/article4428792.ece?homepage=true
Muloghonto Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 Zelch, A couple of points. If you have to post an article, just paste the url and highlight the relevant excerpts instead of posting the entire thing here. Are you trying to insinuate that I am an Islamist? That is a serious allegation. My point was in response to your totally tangential and factually incorrect claim that killing kids was a solely 'Islamesque' perversity. What I provided you with was a counter example. Having said that, in a thread that is about Islamists and their misdeeds, I would be outraged more often than not. I also wouldn't find the need to bring in Barkha Dutt, LTTE, Godzilla, the 50% off at Mango into that thread. Hope you see the difference. This thread is about Sri Lanka, the LTTE and the murder of a child. Not your rants about Islamists and Barkha Dutt. I dont see anywhere where he said that it is a solely Islamesque perversity. However, it is the modus operandi of Islamists and they are, by far and large and in orders of magnitude greater offenders for this type of perversity- both in terms of bodycount and timeframe, than America or any other civilized nation. To call something Islamesque is akin to calling a hairstyle Elvis-esque- it does not imply sole propreity or authorship, just either the most famous or the most prevalent type or both.
Ram Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 I dont see anywhere where he said that it is a solely Islamesque perversity. However' date= it is the modus operandi of Islamists and they are, by far and large and in orders of magnitude greater offenders for this type of perversity- both in terms of bodycount and timeframe, than America or any other civilized nation. To call something Islamesque is akin to calling a hairstyle Elvis-esque- it does not imply sole propreity or authorship, just either the most famous or the most prevalent type or both. Given that we are now clearly in the business of awarding patents, shall we now agree that attacking from the sky using predator drones is the American way of killing? or targeted assassinations the Jewish way of killing? We should probably extend this to calling Hindus the grand-fathers of suicide bombing, given that it was the predominantly Hindu dominated LTTE in Sri Lanka who were the pioneers/founders of it. What a ridiculous, appalling false equivalence to make. Photographing their victims during the actual killing is not the 'Islamesque' way of things. It is the TERRORIST way of doing things. And these guys come in all stripes and colors.
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