The Commission mandated to hear the 1971 rebellion case delivers sentences against the members of the JVP accused of insurgency.
Source
Ceylon Daily News, 20 December 1974; H. A. I. Goonetetileke (1978): The Sri Lankan Insurrection of 1971: A Select Bibliographical Commentary, published in Religion and the Legitimation of Power in South Asia, Bardwell L. Smith (1978).
Quotation
“In reaching our decisions as to the sentences to be imposed on the subjects, whom we have found guilty of the charges, we have attempted to to take account of several considerations which we think are relevant. In the case of the 13th suspect, Wijeweera, [who] also founded and led the JVP and who was primarily responsible for the decision to strike against the Government, we see no alternative but to impose a sentence of rigorous imprisonment for life.” Criminal Justice Commission, 20 December 1974, as reported in the CJC Report, 1977.
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