Crimes
Colonel Karuna was the LTTE head of the Eastern province in 1990, when between
113 police officers who surrendered to the group were subsequently massacred.
When Colonel Karuna was part of the LTTE, he was also implicated in the massacre of Muslims, including the Kattankudy and Erovar massacres in the eastern province. According to Sri Lankan military intelligence sources, "Karuna was not in the East province but in the Vanni during the time of the attacks on Kattankudy and Eravur Muslims. He was however intercepted giving orders to his cadres in the East in relation to various activities."[
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RSF (Reporters Without Borders), has accused him of muzzling local journalists by forming
death squads to silence those who oppose his point of view.
[13]
His armed group has been accused by
human rights groups in the increasing
involuntary disappearances of civilians in the
Jaffna peninsula.
[14][15] They have been accused of taking part in
death squad activity against civilians.
[16] They are also accused of
child soldier recruitment by
UNICEF,
Human Rights Watch, and others.
[17][18][19] Additionally, a report by the
United States Department of State claims that Karuna's group "was believed also to have killed 20 civilians."
[20]
Karuna has categorically denied these allegations in interviews claiming the LTTE is trying to discredit his party.
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නැශනල් ලිස්ට් එකෙන් පත් කරගෙන තියෙන්නෙ තොපෙ මහ හොරා ඔන්න පැටිකිරිය පොන්න ගූ ගුනේ