The Kaluwanchikudy Magistrate’s Court on Monday (21) issued an order to the Consultant Judicial Medical Officer (CJMO) in Colombo to submit a revised draft plan for the excavation of the Kurukkalmadam mass grave. 

The order was issued when the case related to the abduction, enforced disappearance, and alleged killing and burial of pilgrims and traders who were returning home after completing the Hajj pilgrimage on 12.07.1990, was taken up before the court.

At the previous hearing, the  Magistrate had issued summons to the Attorney General, the Office on Missing Persons (OMP), and the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Kaluwanchikudy Police Station to appear before court. 

In compliance, the legal representatives of the Office on Missing Persons and the OIC were present in court yesterday. However, no one appeared on behalf of the Attorney General’s Department.

The counsel representing the Office on Missing Persons made a submission to the Court stating that the Office continues to maintain its position that the Kurukkalmadam mass grave should be properly excavated. 

The counsel further submitted that their office is ready to act as observers if the court makes an order to excavate the suspicious location at Kurukkalmadam.

Taking into consideration the said submission, the Magistrate ordered the Consultant Judicial Medical Officer (CJMO) in Colombo to submit a revised draft plan for the excavation of the Kurukkalmadam mass grave. 

Furthermore, the Court directed the Attorney General to appear at the next hearing.

Representing the complainant Abdul Majeed Rauf, Attorney-at-Law Muhaimeen Khalid, President of the Voices Movement, appeared along with a team of lawyers including Mubarak Muazzam, Hassan Rusdhi, S.M. Manardeen, F.H.A. Amjad, and A.L. Aazath.

The Voices Movement has been continuously working in the past to ensure justice for the victims of the Kurukkalmadam mass grave atrocities. (Newswire)

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