{"id":3572,"date":"2024-12-02T19:11:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/30sec2remember.com\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2024-12-03T00:28:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:28:06","slug":"massacre-in-mannar-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/30sec2remember.com\/de\/massacre-in-mannar-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"Massaker in Mannar 1984"},"content":{"rendered":"

Priester George Jeyarajasingham war ein Eelamtamile und er wurde in dem Dorf Komari im \u00f6stlichen Teil von Tamileelam geboren. Er geh\u00f6rte der methodistischen Kirche des Bezirks Mannar an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Er leitete eine gro\u00dfe methodistische Farm namens \u201eJeevothayam\u201c im methodistischen Zentrum in einem nahe gelegenen Dorf namens Murungan im Bezirk Mannar. Er engagierte sich in der sozialen und seelsorgerischen Arbeit mit den Opfern der vielen gewaltsamen Verschleppungen und T\u00f6tungen durch die sri-lankischen Streitkr\u00e4fte, die in diesem Gebiet stattfanden. Er war bekannt daf\u00fcr, dass er den Eelamtamilen half, indem er bei den \u00f6rtlichen Milit\u00e4rbeh\u00f6rden f\u00fcr sie eintrat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W\u00e4hrend der Milit\u00e4roffensiven der sri-lankischen Armee im Jahr 1984, die Teil des anhaltenden v\u00f6lkerm\u00f6rderischen Krieges in der Region Mannar waren, wurden der \u00f6rtliche r\u00f6misch-katholische Priester P. Mary Bastian und George Jeyarajasingham zur zentralen Anlaufstelle f\u00fcr Menschenrechtsaktivit\u00e4ten im Namen der \u00f6rtlichen Bev\u00f6lkerung. Er und Mary Bastian wurden zur lokalen Kontaktperson f\u00fcr den von der sri-lankischen Regierung eingesetzten Pr\u00e4sidialausschuss, der die von der SL-Armee begangenen Menschenrechtsverletzungen im Bezirk Mannar untersuchen sollte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nach Angaben von Pax Christi International wurde er am 13. Dezember 1984 von der Armee aufgefordert, \u00fcber einige der von ihm berichteten Angelegenheiten auszusagen. Zusammen mit seinem Fahrer Abdul Cader Sulaiman, seiner singalesischen Ehefrau Brigette Jeyarajasingham und einem Polizisten namens Jesuthasan Roche von der Polizeistation Murunkan wurde er angeblich von Angeh\u00f6rigen der sri-lankischen Armee angehalten, als er von Mannar nach Murunkan unterwegs war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die Opfer, darunter Jeyararajasingam, wurden aus n\u00e4chster N\u00e4he erschossen. Die T\u00e4ter (SL Army) verbrannten sp\u00e4ter das Auto und die Leichen der Opfer zusammen mit dem Fahrzeug. Pfarrer Mary Bastian sammelte die sterblichen \u00dcberreste der Opfer, darunter Jeyarajasingham, ein und \u00fcbergab sie dem methodistischen Zentrum von Jeevothayam (Sp\u00e4ter wurde auch P. Mary Bastian von der SL-Armee get\u00f6tet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warum wurde Rev. George Jeyarajasingam get\u00f6tet?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev. George Jeyarajasingam berichtete \u00fcber das Massaker, das die SL-Armee vor einer Woche ver\u00fcbt hat.... Am 04.12.1984 begann das Milit\u00e4r vom Milit\u00e4rlager Thalladi aus, die Wohngebiete der Eelamtamilen zu beschie\u00dfen. Das Milit\u00e4r verbrannte 15 M\u00e4nner bei lebendigem Leibe, die zuvor von ihnen verhaftet worden waren. Das Milit\u00e4r verhaftete au\u00dferdem 30 weitere Personen, die auf der Stra\u00dfe vor ihrem Lager unterwegs waren, und verbrannte sie ebenfalls bei lebendigem Leib. Die Menschen in der Stadt Mannar konnten den Rauch beobachten, der von den 45 brennenden Leichen aufstieg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Am selben Tag durchk\u00e4mmte das Milit\u00e4r aus den Milit\u00e4rlagern Thalladi und Silawaththai mehrere Wohngebiete. Die Armee, die von Mannar aus losgezogen war, fuhr auf der Mathawachchi-Stra\u00dfe durch die D\u00f6rfer Sirunavatkulam, Nochchikulam, Kallikkaddaikadu, Uyilankulam, Parapankandal, Uyirththarasankulam, Aththikkuli, Chemmanthivu, Murunkan und ging bis zur Madhu-Stra\u00dfe. Auf der ganzen Strecke griffen sie H\u00e4user und B\u00fcros an, brannten sie nieder und erschossen Menschen. Angestellte der Chemmanthivu Cooperative Society und des Postamts von Murunkan wurden bei diesen Gr\u00e4ueltaten get\u00f6tet. Auch das Milit\u00e4r, das Silawaththai verlie\u00df, ver\u00fcbte unterwegs Gr\u00e4ueltaten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Das Milit\u00e4r aus dem Thalladi-Lager hielt nach der Ankunft an der Madhu-Stra\u00dfe einen Bus voller Passagiere an. Sie befahlen allen, den Bus zu verlassen, und alle Passagiere und der Fahrer wurden erschossen. Zwei Tage sp\u00e4ter holten der Bischof von Mannar und der Regierungsvertreter von Mannar 90 Leichen ab und brachten sie in das Krankenhaus von Mannar. Mehr als 200 Menschen wurden bei diesem V\u00f6lkermord durch das Milit\u00e4r get\u00f6tet.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Reverend George Jeyarajasingham was an Eelamtamil and was born in the village of Komari in the eastern part of Tamileelam. He belonged to the Mannar District Methodist Church. He was in charge of a large Methodist farm called \u2018Jeevothayam\u2019 in the Methodist centre in a nearby village called Murungan in Mannar district. He was involved in social and pastoral work with the victims of the many forced disappearances and killings by the Sri Lankan armed forces that took place in the area. He was known for helping the Eelam Tamils by advocating for them with the local military authorities. During the Sri Lankan Army military offensives in 1984, which were part of the ongoing genocidal war in the Mannar region, local Roman Catholic priest Fr Mary Bastian and George Jeyarajasingham became the focal point for human rights activities on behalf of the local people. He and Mary Bastian became the local contact person for the Presidential Committee appointed by the Sri Lankan government to investigate the human rights violations committed by the SL army in the Mannar district. According to Pax Christi International, on 13 December 1984 he was called by the army to testify about some of the matters he had reported. Together with his driver Abdul Cader Sulaiman, his Singalese wife Brigette Jeyarajasingham and a policeman named Jesuthasan Roche from the Murunkan police station, he was allegedly stopped by members of the Sri Lankan army while travelling from Mannar to Murunkan. The victims, including Jeyararajasingam, were shot at close range. The perpetrators (SL Army) later burnt the car and the bodies of the victims along with the vehicle. Rev. Mary Bastian collected the mortal remains of the victims including Jeyarajasingham and handed them over to the Methodist Centre of Jeevothayam (Later Rev. Mary Bastian was also killed by the SL Army). Why was Rev. George Jeyarajasingam killed? Rev. George Jeyarajasingam reported on the massacre committed by the SL army a week ago\u2026. On 4 December 1984, the military started shelling the Eelam Tamil residential areas from the Thalladi military camp. The military burnt alive 15 men who had previously been arrested by them. The military also arrested 30 other people who were travelling on the road in front of their camp and burned them alive as well. People in the town of Mannar could see the smoke rising from the 45 burning bodies. On the same day, the army from Thalladi and Silawaththai military camps rounded up several residential areas. The army, which had moved out from Mannar, travelled along the Mathawachchi road through the villages of Sirunavatkulam, Nochchikulam, Kallikkaddaikadu, Uyilankulam, Parapankandal, Uyirththarasankulam, Aththikkuli, Chemmanthivu, Murunkan and went up to the Madhu road. All along the route, they attacked houses and offices, burnt them down and shot people. Employees of the Chemmanthivu Cooperative Society and the Murunkan post office were killed in these atrocities. The military that left Silawaththai also committed atrocities along the way. The military from the Thalladi camp stopped a bus full of passengers after arriving at the Madhu road. They ordered everyone to leave the bus and all the passengers and the driver were shot dead. Two days later, the Bishop of Mannar and the government representative of Mannar picked up 90 bodies and took them to Mannar hospital. 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