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The Prawn farm massacre, also known as the 1987 Kokkadichcholai massacre, took place on January 27, 1987 in the village of Kokkadichcholai, Sri Lanka. At least 83 people who worked at the farm were killed.〔 〕 The Special Task Force, an elite special forces unit of the Sri Lanka Police specialising in counter-terrorist and counter-insurgency operations, is accused of having perpetrated the massacre.〔〔 〕〔 The foreign owner of the farm sued the government and eventually the victims were paid some monetary compensation.〔 p. 367〕 ==Background== As part of the ongoing Sri Lankan civil war, a shrimp culture farm was owned by Serendip Seafood Limited, a business located in Mahiladiththivu and owned by Hong Kong based American investors in conjunction with local partners was attacked and destroyed in 1987. It employed a large number of local workers.〔 〕 One of the prominent local partners was Sam Tambimuttu, a lawyer. He became Member of Parliament (MP) on Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) / Eelam Peoples Liberation Front (EPRLF) ticket in 1989. At the time of the attack it was believed that Tamil militant groups (mainly LTTE, EPRLF, and EROS), were using the farm as a base for their activities. However, when the Farm was raided by the Special Task Force (STF), all the militants have fled the site and only the farm workers remained. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prawn farm massacre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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