Inquiry accuses Sri Lanka forces of wartime abuses

NEW DELHI (AP) — An independent investigatory panel has accused Sri Lankan security forces of arbitrary killings, torture and rape in the final months of the country’s 27-year civil war.

A report by the Australia-based Public Interest Advocacy Center released Wednesday also accuses Sri Lanka’s government of systematically trying to destroy evidence of mass civilian deaths. The report calls for an international investigation into allegations of war crimes.