Fonseka admits attacking no fire zone with heavy weapons

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, who led the Army on behalf of the then government, has admitted having launched a heavy weapon attack on a no fire zone, radiogagana.com reports quoting its sister channel IBC Tamil TV. In an interview in Colombo, Fonseka said Pudukudirippu Hospital was targeted in a heavy weapons attack, but that it was a mistake. His remark challenges the then government’s continuous claim that it had not carried out such an attack. According to international war conventions, attacking hospitals is a war crime and a crime against humanity. The ex-Army chief said he was prepared to take responsibility if any war crime had been committed.