BBC: Call to probe India union death

[Omaha Steve]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7034632.stm

Sri Lankan trades unionists have urged their government and India to investigate the killing of one of their leading representatives in India.

Warnakulasuriyage Canisius Fernando was shot dead on Friday inside Madurai jail in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.


Mr Fernando was shot in unclear circumstances


He had gone to meet three Sri Lankan fishermen who were being held for unauthorised entry into Indian waters.

Indian officials say the guard who shot Mr Fernando has been suspended and the matter is being investigated.

A Roman Catholic priest who attended a post mortem in Colombo, Sherard Jayawardena, said only a judicial probe by both countries would clarify the circumstances of his death.

In a statement issued on Monday, the All Ceylon Fisher Peoples' Trade Union (ACFPTU) said that both the Indian and Sri Lankan governments should take responsibility over Mr Fernando's killing.

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