Six years since the brutal killing of Nimalarajan

The international group which campaigns for press freedom -- Reporters Without Borders -- has called on the Sri Lankan government to reopen the investigation into the death of a BBC journalist who was shot dead six years ago,today (Thursday) in the northern city of Jaffna.

The organisation has alleged that the Sri Lankan police and some judges have tried to stop bringing to justice those implicated in the murder of the journalist, Mylvaganam Nimalarajan.

All the suspects were members of a pro-government Tamil political party (EPDP). They were released on bail by a court in Vavuniya in 2003, but the case is still pending.

Some of the main suspects were reported to have left the country since the investigation has been suspended.

Mr Nimalarajan, who also reported for various Sri Lankan media outlets, had been critical of paramilitary groups in the northern Jaffna peninsula, where he was killed in a gun and granade attack in his home.

guilty people are connected to the government

	Years of protests by journalists seeking justice for Nimalrajan

Nimalarajan's reports revealed many human rights abuses and electoral fraud in Jaffna by th EPDP. Many of his reports explained how the EPDP was violating the law during the general election campaign in Jaffna District.

Leader of the EPDP is a cabinet minister in President Mahinda Rajapakse's government.

He was killed by assassins who came in to his house during the curfew. His parents were wounded by the assailants before shooting him.