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| A human remains at the Chemmani mass grave site. Pix/ Northeastern Monitor |
At least sixteen human skeletons were identified today at the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna, making it the largest mass grave in Sri Lanka with a total of 166 skeletons recovered so far.
150 of them, including children, were exhumed and are currently placed at the University of Jaffna under judicial orders issued by the Jaffna Magistrate Courts.
After an 18-day break, the excavation activities resumed yesterday (25) as part of the second stage of the excavation process. Earlier, the approval was granted for 32 days 32-day-long excavation process.
Human rights lawyer Ranitha Gnanaraja told reporters at the mass grave site today that among the sixteen remains identified today, some of them could belong to children, but further forensic studies have to be carried out to ascertain the truth.
In Mannar, near the Sathosa building complex, 376 human skeletons were recovered, including 28 children, in the past. (Northeastern Monitor/ August 26)
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