Sri Lankan General Sarath Fonseka is to be questioned by the United States Department of Homeland Security while he is in the United States this week. He is here visiting his daughters in Oklahoma, but was asked to be interviewed due to alleged human rights abuses during the civil war in Sri Lanka. The United States State Department submitted a report to congress last month claiming these human rights issues, such as indiscriminate bombardment and using heavy weaponry in areas where civilians are present. The Tamil Tigers, the Sri Lankan government's opposition in the war, allegedly abused many human rights as well during the war. The Sri Lankan government objects to the interview, but it is scheduled for Wednesday nevertheless.
Hannah Zimmerman
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