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Saturday, January 29, 2011

US lawsuit filed against S.Lanka leader

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US lawsuit filed against S.Lanka leader

US lawsuit filed against S.Lanka leader
Sri Lanka leader sued in USAFP/File – Members of Sri Lanka's Tamil minority on Friday filed a lawsuit in the United States against the … 
 Fri Jan 28, 5:38 pm ET WASHINGTON (AFP) – Members of Sri Lanka's Tamil minority on Friday filed a lawsuit in the United States against the island's president, seeking $30 million in damages over alleged extrajudicial killings.
Activists from the Tamil diaspora spearheaded legal action after President Mahinda Rajapakse quietly traveled to the United States, in a test of how much deference US authorities show to visiting heads of state.
Bruce Fein, a prominent Washington lawyer, said he filed the suit on behalf of three plaintiffs under a 1991 act that allows for action in the United States against foreign officials over torture and extrajudicial killings.
"President Rajapakse will not escape the long arm of justice secured by the Torture Victims Protection Act by hiding in Sri Lanka," Fein said after the filing in the US District Court in Washington.
Fein said he wanted a reply from Rajapakse and otherwise would seek a ruling without himUS lawsuit filed against S.Lanka leaade_-Full Story.