US imposes sanctions on Sri Lankan army chief over war crimes
- Shavendra Silva blacklisted for ‘gross human rights violations’
- Up to 70,000 Tamils killed during final stages of civil war
The US has imposed sanctions on Sri Lanka’s chief of army staff, Lt Gen Shavendra Silva, for war crimes committed at final stages of the conflict against the Tamil Tigers in 2009, when up to 70,000 Tamil civilians were killed.
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