The Sri lankan government has produced a number

demonstrate

of contradictory

case. In addition, other witnesses say that the LTTE

explanations

for what happened

that morning at the bridge.

evidence of lTTE perfidy but not in this

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

confirmed the surrender deal

SMS that are

produced for the first time in this report.

The Sri lankan military put online a web page

claiming responsibility for killing of Pulidevan and
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

However the communications

and was not shot.

records and witness

Furthermore the government never produced the

leaders' bodies to prove the entry wounds were in

testimony show the surrender did not occur in the

the back. In other instances they have been quick to

shot fired by either side at the surrender.

dark but after dawn. Eyewitnesses say there was no

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18-May-09 SUU$lIdell

Name

Role

Source
\VittleSS Statement; Led into

fait eurrtolJy

Pathc-r
Francis
Group

bldgs S. side of Bridge

m.:K.NO~

Aathava

\VaddU\-akaI

UNKNO\\'N

\Vitness Statemtrt1; SCCft 1ft

soulh of Wadduvakkal

p..ody
Ahilam ~1aster
Amhi

1.'e1li~"""", Wmg of LTIE

llricl&e
Sec1 with h\bband Puratchika Witness S~
seee at
Omanlhai 0. 18 May 2009
(_below)

UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN
Father

Aramuthan

Deputy commander Imnm

Plindian '!giment of LTfE.

Aryan

UNKNO\\'N

Baby Subramaniam
(aka Elankunnaran)
Balachandraa
Prabbakaran

(lead or the Tlitni) Eelam

l!ducation Departmem
12 yeO! ~Id son of LTIE
I.ad",. Child.

Dalal_V.
LLCol ArunnlnIbi
Dalakumar.ut',Son
Theepan aka
Sooriyatheepan

DaJarh as
Daari

---------Babu ....1
Dabo lUanbarilhy
Bavan

CamillOn

DbaskanIn

Senior LTIE k3dcr

1Iead. Imran Pandiyan
Rcgimenl

Francis
Witness Statement
witness Statement; Led Into
bldgs S. side of Bridge
Wadduvakal
Witness Statements.
Surrounded N, side
wadduvakal, detained S, side
ofbridge

UNKNO\VN

Witness Statement

DEAD (pho,o)

UNKNOWN
father
UNKNO\VN

Witness StatenlCflU - ~.'tn ILt

1500 on 18 May 2009 i.
custody. also in Mullaitivu
~beri Acbmisuati\'C 0fTJ
UNKNOWN
HaIL
Witness Statement

Coordintllor of LITE
Jewellery Ousiness, said 10
have :iumndc:red with his wife.
n~c
or Seran Businessof
LTIE
w.. ...,Ih Kadchfi but looked
after disabled LTIE cadres.
ManalAN
lIeadq_ or LTIE.

Francis
Group

Father
Francis
Group

UNKNO\VN

Reportfpboto showing him in

Army custody
UNKNO\VN
UNKNO~
witness Statement; seen south
side of bridge al 1500 houfll on
UNKNOWN
Senior LITE Financial Officer lSMa}"
111chnrge of external audits for Soon alive south of
\Vadduv~ka~ridg~
____
UNKNOWN
LTIE

F~--------------

Group

father
Francis
Group

-------- 1----Father
Francis

\Vitness Statements

UNKNOWN

Group

\Vitness Statement

\\"itne5S Statcmc:nt

Uh'KNO\\'N

Witness Statements

IUNKNOWN
Father
Francis

\Vorking with Scrnam; born in

Bb.,karan

Kil inoc:hchi,

witness Statement

UNKNO\VN

Group

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Witness Statement; seen with

Lt.Col. Cbendran/
Chandran

Military lruelligence in
Mullaitivu & reported to bl:
missing.

Military IntcUigenee. LTTE

UNKNO\VN

Father
\Vitness Statetnenu (3) &:
Complaint by Family
Witness Statement

lTIE political \Ving,

Ezhilan (Elil..,)
Trin<omaI
EzhiI\"im3n ~1astc:r School Mastc

UNKNO\VN

Francis
Group

UNKNOWN
Father

WilneSS StaJtmenIS (4+).

Iaim by Family
Witness Statement; Led Into
bldgs S. side of Briclj!e
Wadduvakal
witness Statement; Led Into
bldgs S. side of Briclj!e
\Vaddu\'aka1.

Father Francis
Joseph

CazhoIie Pridt

Gopi aka
V_andian

L'ITE. bot one arm, Political

wing, property maintainence

Hariharan

UNK.NOWN

UNKNOWN

Francis
Group

UNKNO\VN

UNKNOWN
Witnes.~ said he

surrendered alive
but killed shortly
Ilamthiraiyaw
~farShal1

The rnililory spokesperson for

Witness Statement
lTIE, (!'Urn Bauicaloa

aner;
unc.onfinned.

Witness Statements saw him

Ilamparity
(Sinnalbamby
Mahalinham)

on the south side of the: Oridge

at 1500 hours, Complaint by
Family
UNKNOWN

JII.ffn3 head Political \Ving;

home lOW1la.avllkllchcheri.

Father
Francis
Group.

Dlamparity Complaint by Family. DO

~abalingam,

~-

Wire

witness swtments..

UNKNOWN

Child. .ged I 0

COmplainl by Family; no
witness stattments.

UNKNOWN

Child. ased 8

Cemplaim by Family; no
witness statements,

UNKNO\VN

fililini

Child, aged 3

Complaint by Family; no
witness statements.

UNKNO\VN

~ur[laraJl

Corrtluonder ~~flicer.
Mannlnru, LTTfi,

Witness Statement

UNKNO\VN

Ilaveakai Master

m-'KNOWN

Witness Statemem

Inlbamil

UNK.NO~

Sivagjui

Dlamparilhy Mahilini

Rlarnparilby -

Mahalingam,
Thamiloli
Illamparithy -

Mahalingarn,

In <1uIrt;" ofLTTE Sniper

ItumpOniMas""

Relimc:nl

haipriya

Ja:\"&D

Mw.il Urnt of l TTE

\\)icc orn"ocrs radio

lcyantj

Financial unit LTT'E

swim

-- -

witness Staletnent: saw hirrl II.t

Omamhai on 18 May 2009.
UNKNOWN
Witness Statement; report
\1NKNO\VN
arrested in ~1uUaitiYU.
)(phoco &
Repons & Video & Pbol..
COSL)
UNKNOWN
Witness Swtmcnl
Wi tness Statement Seen aJ we
00 18 ~1ay south of bridge: :

seen in 2009 in B()()S8.,

UNKNO\VN

Father
Kanthi

Intelligence Unit In Charge of

the Jail

Witness Statement

UNKNO\VN

Francis
Group

Father

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Kangan'Kanagaa

I lead of Student Organi..~ati()n,

Political \'ling
Witness Statement

UNKNO\VN

ford-ntis
Group
Father

(Loganathan
A.ru.na:s.alam)

Political wing security

KuikaJan

Forma Commander, Eastern

Provine<

witness Staternent; S. side

Waddu".ka1 Bridge
Witness Statemmt:l~ seen
. at \\'adduvakb.l

DEAD (on.

Francis

wimns)

Group

Uh'KNO\VN

Bridge

Ferber
In dwge

Karuvannan

II""",

of "chic-Ie for War

Dept orLTTE

Francis

Witness Swement seen G\C

south orbridg<

UNKNO\VN

Father
Francis

[Xputy to YOlP.lns.titute of
Kin;
Kiruba master

Connie! Research. From

J.IT...
UNKNOWN

Group

Witness Statement
Witness Statement

UNKNO\VN

Group

UNKNO\VN

Father
Francis
Kuyilan

UNKNOWN

Military Intelligence, LTTE

Witness Statement

M(\jorin LITE. Nephew of

Commander Manil Aru District DEAD (GOSL);

then Witness saw hirn alive in ALIVE IN 2009
custody.
says WITNESS

Group

dead ace to SLA list; 1ft us IS

Kumaran

Oalar;aj.

Father

KoIti

Senior l TTE mil itary leader;

pcmibly Trincc formerly
LTTE Fin"""" & TnInSpOrt
5tioru; in ~
of Pandim
Stc

Lawrence

Conunanding Ollk"r LITE

V&vuniYI Dis.trict

Madavan

Deputy in OIarge of LlTE

Police

Majith

L1"TE:Military Intelligence
Admjn Officer

Kwuun

Francis
\Vitne:SS Statement

f--

\\fitness Statement; SCCD south

orbrid~,<
Witness Swements: seen iD
~lulJajti,u J<attberi ., I SOO

\JNKNO\\'N

UNKNOWN
Father
Fnncis
'~~"O\vN

hours.

Group

Group

Father
Francis
Witness Statement

witness Statement

UNKNOWN

UNKNO\VN

Group

Father
Francis
Group
father

Francis

Malaravan

Administration Service LITE

Witness Statement

UNKNO\VN

Group

Father
Francis

Manoj

~aniarasan

Mathu

Deputy to Rub:ln of Logistics,

Se1Iior LITE mil itary leadtt

Trincomalcc

~"ililary\\l'ing

wiieess Statement
\Vitncss Stattmcnt saw him
with Fathtt Francis.

Wimess

Statement

UNKNO\\'N

Group

Father
Francis
Uh'KNO\VN

Group

F.tl=
Frzncis

UNKNOWN

Group

Father

Francis
Miresh

Nitharsanarn TV

Witness Statement

UNKNO\VN

Group

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Mohan Uncle

Witness Statement; Put in lirst

aid building south of the
brudge around lOam on 18

May.

UNKNOWN

Father
Francis
Group
Father

Francis
~lukila..'lf ~luhilan
~1ukunthanl

~. .,," "'W)'

fi\"e

nineccode

:\3desan

Nagesh

Nalayiui
NalayiuiINalagini

Neyan

II eac 01 ~I '" Headquarters,

Xeethau

rrUln Trinco.
Doctor in medical Wlil wnh
t"''O kKls
IWa.. with_ Kadaffi but then
looked an.. disablod LTI'E
c.dt<s

YtlavaJaki

>.lsbanthan

Xisathan ~1a.stef

Panehan

Para Ratha
Pathmalcjani,

tl.filitary Intelligence
Wimess Statement
UNKNOWN
Group
CoIon<I 2nd to
Iwgc an .. 'Ibed>an of
Witness Statement; surrowx!cd
Nor1hern Baulc front
!North Side of Brid&<
UNKNO\VN
i5JWj (phoco &
LTI'E Political "'-"'g Head.
\Vitness Statement
GOSL)
wttness Stat::tTtt1ll; Put In rlllt
I [c3d or Administration
aid building South of the
Father
Divisiont Killnocbchi district; Bridge around lOam on 18
Francis
lost a leg..
May.
UNKNOWN
Group
Witness Statement; At first aid
station on S. side of bridge;
(lead of &Iglish College
spoke to Fr Francis at 10 ant.
UNKNOWN
IMulat II Regiment logistics
wimess Statement; Seen Soul, 1
supply
of the Bridge.
UNKNOWN
Intelligence [..1CoL LITE
Witness Statement
UNKNOWN

Dr.

Piraba, LL Col.

lTTE milim:y supplilt$..

Oirth name: i:l to.tMadhevan
Ganaharan - LITE
~lclligence.

Witness Statement

UNKNO\VN

wneess

UNKNOWN

Statement

\Vitness Sta~

UNKNOWN

\Vitnc:ss Statement; saw him Ilt

Mullaitivu Ketcheri in the hall. llNKNO\\'N

Witness Statements
UNKNOWN
\Vilntss Statements - one saw
him south of\Vaddu\'{lkknl
Coordinator Justice
Bridge. and another thinks he
Dupal1111CJll
saw him in TID 4th Floor.
UNKNOWN
Karik"lu.n', Wife & medical
witness Statements; seen
wing
surrendering
UNKNOWN
witness Statements; Seen at
LTT'E military inteligenee unit bridge
UNKNOWN
Father
flead of the Administrati\"C

Poovannaa
Pecrvenan !l.iasttt

S4:tvice Oi\'won oftbe LTTE

not

same u above

Pri3nI Piri yan

(Swaminathar
Fbayasrij+ I

Deputy head LTI'E

Administrll.tion

Pulidevan

l 'TTl! peace Secretariat Ilead

Francis
Witness Statement
UNKNOWN
\\ljtness Statement
UNKl\OWN
Witness Statemeats, Complaint
~: Family. Acconling to
[witness his "ire also
surrendered.
UNKNOWN
DEAO (photo &
witness Statement
GOSL)

Group

Father
Francis
Group

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Witness Statemen; Seen olive

~ul~~~ntha~
___Driver for Yogi (see belc ....')

~uili~rb~d~~

F--------------\Vilh Ambi (see above)

RPG Sniper for LITE
In .""Ille or LII E logistics
unil

Puratchika
Puratsi Master
Ruban

_______

UNKNO\VN

-------- 1".---Father

witness Statement - seen ;at

Omamhai
Witness Statement

UNKNOWN
lIN'KNOWN

\Vitness Statement

\JNKNO\VN

Francis
Group

I
Father
Francis
Group

D<puty 'affM Regiment;

Raja

comes (rom Cha\U:achcheri.

oeputy of Spons aft", Pap!;
FrOID JafTna. ~{iss-ing ....-ith 4
c:hildn:n "'portedly.

Puthu ...-ai

Poet &. Coordinlll()!' of LTTE

Rathinathivai

~!!:!...~~2u'~~!..~pa~e~-

Illangc}

Rahulan

Witness Statement

lINKNOWN

Father
Francis
Group

Witness Statement
\Vilness Statements - Seen ut
Wadduvakkal Dodge and in

UNKNO\VN

----------------

MuUaitivu Katcberi hall

UNKNOWN

LITE police

Witness Statement

Ramesh, Colonel

Senior LITE from Bauicaloa

Reb. (Rega)
Mahendrarajah

Witness Statement
Witness Statements (4): SC1!ntit
Mullaitivu Katcberi building at
1500 on 18 May 2009 Illld al

GOSL)
OtAO (photo &
GOSL)

LTTE Mc:dical Unit "[ead

Omanthai.

Ramesh-;-Col.(ill.-

tslrAifGys -- 1-----

UNKNO\\'N

Father
Francis
t\1anil AN District LlTE

Regitbthan

Witness Statement

Group

UNKNO\VN

Fa~
Francis
Group

3rd in command o( Jatfna

Roban
S. Thaag ...
Thankan (aka as
Sodha)

Regiment o(lT'TE

PJ.,'KNOWN

Witness Statement. Cornplainl

by Family. Seen in first aid

Somasuntharam
.Suthakaran

Witness Statement

L1"1'E Political \\'ing,

__ Nadesan

~a\::------

deputy to building around 10 aUI on 18

May.

~~ordinuiOrf.(;r~ry DiVision

Satbyan
Selvarasa

-----

Father

Francis
UNKNO~

and his wife Jakulin and three

children.
COfa.scrvolioni:;t
Fonner Janna commander for
LTTE

Witness Statement
Witness Statement; seen lIOuth
of bridge.
UNKNO\VN

I (cad or Radh:i Air Defence

InlClligcce wing, LITE

\Vitne:ss Stattmenl; seen south

of the bridge
\Vilness Statement

Witness Statement

__

9.!."~_

UNKNO\VN
UNKNO\VN

Father
Silampan
Sinna\im,

UNKNO\\'N
UNKNOWN

Francis
Group

Father
LTTE ~
Si_gao
LLCoI. Sodaravan
LLCoI.Thanikiiw

AN DiMet

LTTE

for ~lanil

Military lnleUigenee. LITE

Witness Statement
\\;'1 mess Statement

lINKNOWN
~OWN

Witness Statement

UNKNO\VN

Imran Pandiyan regiment

Francis
Gro~

-:

Witness Statement;
Surrounded north side
Ilclld of planning and
Wadduvakal On afternoon
devcjcnmcm secretarial, LTIE 18 May.
LTTE financ:ia1 unitlocking

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or
DEAD (Photo)
FatheT

ancr (annsj origiruttes from

ThiWw

JalT..

Francis
\Vitno."'SStatemem

UNKNO\VN

Group

L. Q)l. n..vanl<.an (m clwJ:e

of ~;(lItInarDistrict's area in lhe wtieess StatemenL.Compilinl
LTTE Mort)'!'. cemetery)
byF>mily

Thuwz>bn,

Vayitavamoorthy

UNKNOWN

-'

Vahes3n

(Ramanathan
:--lmaJanathan)
Veerilth~'an,(

Complain. bY Family 8<

witness statement

UNKNOWN

UNKNO\VN

Father

Mahalingam

Francis

Jt)'akanthan)
\\tithi, LI.Col.

Coordinator LITE Dank

Militttry lutclligence, lTTE

Witness Statement
Witness Statement

UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

valuvan Ma.liter.
LI.Col.

LT11! ltlllhn Air Defence Unit

Witness Statement

lTTE military commander;

Witness Statement;
Surrounded ~ side Brdg: S.
side Bridg; Multaitivu
Katcheri Adminbtrll:livc Office:

Vi_

Colond.lmnm Pandian
Dridpde
LTTE Col. Pin.bu Ilodyguard
Wife of Nac.Ics.a.ft(see abo"'C)

Viman

COC1UIlIIlldin&
OIr_LlTE

Vipulendran

LTTE Fin:anct Section

Vela_
Velmaran

\Vitaess Statemeet
wteess Statements
\VitneSS Statement; So:n on
side of Dridll".
wiiness Statement; led 1nto
buiJdings on south side of
bridge On 18 May.

UNKNOWN

Group

Father
Francis
Group

Farber

UNKNOWN
..jUNKNOWN
DEAD (GOSL)

Francis
Group

UNKNO\VN

UNKNO\VN

Father
Francis
.~og~ ~~~~~ __ ?~ili~~~n~~~E

_____

Head of Institute for Conflict

Resenreh, LTIE

Yogi
110

Witness Statement
Witn~~S~~nent;----_M
Surrounded north side
Wadduvakal.

UNKNOWN

--------- Group
Faih<iTFrancis

UNKNOWN

Group