Chronicle of a Murder Foretold
On April 15, a US District Court judge in Los Angeles unsealed a civil lawsuit against the former Sri Lankan Defense Minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a dual US-Sri Lankan citizen, seeking damages for his alleged involvement in the 2009 killing of journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga.
Although authorities in Sri Lanka have claimed to be investigating the case fo…
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