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The Killing of Rohana Wijeweera

13/11/2014 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Killing of Rohana Wijeweera

The death of left-wing, Sri Lankan rebel, Rohana Wijeweera in government custody in 1989

The death of left-wing, Sri Lankan rebel, Rohana Wijeweera in government custody in 1989. His former friend and lawyer Prins Gunasekara remembers.

The left-wing Sri Lankan rebel died in government custody on 13 November 1989. He was the leader of an armed Marxist uprising which led to tens of thousands of deaths. His former friend and lawyer, Prins Gunasekara remembers.

(Photo: Rohana Wijeweera speaking, courtesy of the JVP party)

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