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unauthorized detention facility because the prisoners were threatened with<br />
death if they exposed the truth” 65 .<br />
As far as we can establish, these media and NGO reports in Sri Lanka are all<br />
based on different witnesses.<br />
All the witnesses we know of who were held in this secret camp were released<br />
after some years of detention. It is not clear if the site is still operational other<br />
than the statements of various witnesses, who state that other detainees were<br />
still there on their release. If media reports are correct and the correct site has<br />
been located and sealed then forensic tests should be done and evidence<br />
secured. If at least dozens of detainees were held here for three years or longer,<br />
there will also be detailed logs of food supplies and guard rotas, as well as<br />
witness case files and records of interrogations, which can be secured for<br />
future prosecutions if there is political will. In addition, there are credible<br />
allegations against named naval intelligence officers who should now be<br />
questioned.<br />
65 Whose democracy is it anyway, 3 January 2015, Groundviews, Accessed at http://groundviews.org/2015/03/01/whose-democracy-isit-anyway/<br />
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