Sri Lanka drops charges against Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, who was accused of being part of a group of 14 navy personnel who kidnapped 11 children and murdered them after attempting to extort money from their families. The actual number of children murdered by the group is suspected to be at least three times higher. The crimes were carried out in 2008 and 2009, amid the chaos of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Sri Lanka have dropped charges against Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, who was accused of being part of a group of 14 people who kidnapped 11 children and then murdered them after extorting money. The actual number of murdered children by the group is suspected to be higher. The crimes were carried out amid chaos in 2008 and 2009 during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Sri Lanka drops charges against Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, who was accused of being part of a group of 14 navypersonnel who kidnapped 11 children and murdered them after attemptingtoextort moneyfromtheirfamilies. The actual number of children murderedby the group is suspected to be atleastthreetimeshigher. The crimes were carried out in 2008 and 2009,amidthechaosof the Sri Lankan Civil War.
