Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil Occupation Editor of Nilam | Name Chandrabose Suthaharan | |
Died April 16, 2007
Vavuniya Assassinated April 16, 2007, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka | ||
Notable credit(s) Freelance Journalist | ||
Chandrabose Suthaharan was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil editor of the Tamil magazine, Nilam, and he also wrote for other Tamil news media. He had earlier worked for Virakesari. He was shot and killed on April 16, 2007, in Thirunavatkulam in Vavuniya.
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Background
His killing is part of series of killings, abductions and attacks on journalists in Sri Lanka. It was also seen as part of the intimidation of Tamil media.
Incident
He was shot inside his house by six gunmen who entered his house. His eight-year-old son stated that the killers spoke both Tamil and Sinhala. His home was located inside a government held area.
Government investigation
The International Press Institute has called in for an impartial government investigation.
References
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