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Chaminda Perera

New Army Commander Lt. Gen. Daya Ratnayake yesterday appointed a Board of Inquiry headed by Ajudant-General Major General Jagath Dias to probe the Weliveriya incident. According to Army Spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasuriya, this Board of Inquiry consists of 5 senior officers of the Sri Lanka Army.

This board will lay speical emphasis on the conduct of Army personnel during the incident.

He said that several parties have made allegations over the conduct of the Army during the incident and the committee will seriously look into these allegations.

One person was killed and 36 persons were injured when the Army attempted to disperse a group of villagers protesting over the pollution of water in the area.
Courtesy:Daily News