US court summons – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Sri Lanka president receives US court summons

By pearlaction | June 19, 2011 |

[BBC] The summons is linked to three civil cases filed 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. [Full Story]

Sri Lanka president rejects US court summons

By pearlaction | June 17, 2011 |

[AFP] Sri Lanka’s president Mahinda Rajapakse has cited constitutional immunity and refused to go before a US court where he is being sued for $30 million over the killing of a Tamil man, an official said Sunday. A US-based Tamil lobby had filed the case claiming damages from him as commander-in-chief of the Sri Lankan…