"The false claims and allegations made by Tamil Diaspora together with the LTTE international network will be laid to rest with the release of the factual analysis reports, said Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today (August 1) at the launch of ‘Humanitarian Operation Factual Analysis July 2006-May 2009’, a report published by Ministry of Defence, at the Hilton Hotel, Colombo.

Questioning the credibility of allegations raised by the recent Channel 4 video which he vehemently rejected as “malign and absurd accusations”, the Secretary asked, "Why should the government, which directly looked after the family of LTTE leaders, kill those who surrendered to the military?"

He noted that the rump of the LTTE is in an attempt to discredit Sri Lanka and disrupt the prevailing peace in the country.


Follow http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20110801_04  to access the full text of the speech delivered by Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the release of the report "Humanitarian Operation: Factual Analysis" on August 01, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel, Colombo