The Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe the Matale mass grave will commence sittings within the next two weeks, Head of the Commission retired Supreme Court Judge Justice S.I. Imam has said.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed the three-member Commission of Inquiry and it has been asked to submit a report within six months.
Other members of the commission are ex- Parliament Secretary General Dhammika Kithulgoda and retired High Court Judge Bandula Atapattu.
Retired Justice Imam has told the media that preliminary arrangements to begin Commission sittings are already under way and the venue is likely to be the BMICH.
A decision on whether the sittings are to be held in public, will also be taken within the next few days, he said.
The Commission has reportedly been told that, in the absence of definitive facts as to whose skeletons they are, the inquiry should attempt to ascertain how and when the victims died and when they were buried, identify those responsible and during which period the events occurred, the manner in which the bodies were buried and identify the victims.
The Commission is also mandated to probe "whether such human bodies came to be buried as a result of an illegal act or acts, and if so, whether any person or persons are responsible."
It is also mandated to inquire into and report back adequate cogent factors or evidence that would lead to identification of the person or persons responsible, in case the deaths were caused by an illegal act, as well as recommend legal action, that could be instituted against those found to be responsible.
Monday 1 July 2013
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