Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan
Born1970
Sri Lanka
Died24 January 2006, age 35
Trincomalee
OccupationJournalist

Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan (1970 – 24 January 2006), popularly known as SSR, was a journalist working for the Tamil language daily Sudar Oli. On 24 January 2006 during the ongoing Sri Lankan civil war, he was shot dead in the Eastern port city of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka. He was 35 years and the father of two children aged three and two. The assailants were on a motorbike and fired at him from close range.[1][2][3]

Background

He was killed a day after writing an article about alleged abuses committed by para-military groups , reported Free Media Movement (FMM), Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).[4] According to RSF, Sugirdharajan named the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) among several groups in his article that allegedly committed human rights violations in the Trincomalee region.[4]

The newspaper he worked for also ran photos taken by Sugirdharajan showing that five Trincomalee students who were shot dead at point-blank range on 2 January 2006, disproving the army's claim that they were killed by a grenade explosion.[4]

Incident

At about 6 a.m. (local time) on 24 January 2006, he was shot and killed as he was waiting for public transport to go to work near the governor's secretaria. His killers used a motorcycle to get away after shooting him. Police went to the scene of the murder.[5]

Government investigation

The international Press institute has called for an impartial government investigation.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Journalists & Media Staff Casualties 2006". News Safety. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  2. ↑ Fernando, Ruki (24 January 2018). "Ekneligoda, Sugirtharajan and 24th January". Groundviews. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Slain Tamil journalist Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan commemorated in Batticaloa". Tamil Guardian. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sri Lankan journalist killed as truce deteriorates 2006". Oneworld. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  5. ↑ "Journalist's killing reportedly linked to coverage of paramilitary abuses". IFEX. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  6. ↑ "Joint Mission to Sri Lanka - International Advocacy and Fact Finding". IPI. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.


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