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Chief Justice Sarath N de Silva has appointed a five member panel to hear an appeal made by a Tamil Tiger cadre indicted for attacking an army camp. Nallarathnam Sinharasa, has been sentenced for 20 years rigorous imprisonment by the high court and later confirmed by the Supreme court. The chief justice has decided to once again hear an appeal after the Geneva based United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) requested the government of Sri Lanka to release Sinharasa. Sinharasa accuses the government of Sri Lanka for not abiding with the (UNHRC) ruling. He points out that the government is bound by the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights to which Sri lanka is a signatory. In his petition Sinharasa has requested the Supreme Court to order the government of Sri lanka to release him from prison. Speaking to journalist K S Udayakumar, a spokesman of the supreme court said that this is the first time such petition is taken up for hearing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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