The death of political prisoners in custody is a tragedy that this country’s leaders regularly try to hide. In Nimalaruban’s and other iconic cases, court orders were issued dictating the precise way in which the funerals were to be conducted.
In June 2012, two Tamil prisoners Ganesan Nimalaruban (age 28) and Mariyadas Delrukshan (age 34) detained under national security law-died after being severely beaten by prison officials as punishment for their involvement in a prison riot. These two prisoners had participated in a riot in the Vavuniya prison on 28 June 2012. They were protesting their prolonged detention without charges. During the riot, prisoners held prison guards hostage. The guards were freed the following day by a rescue operation.After the operation, the prisoners were transferred from Vavuniya to Anuradhapura, where they were severely beaten by prison guards.
8th August 2012 Paithakuur, Jaffna. Performing the Funeral traditions by his mourning relatives under high security for 34 Year Delruxon Mariyathas who was admitted to hospital in a coma after he was severely beaten, injured and eventually died.
8th August 2012 Paithakuur, Jaffna. Performing the Funeral traditions by his mourning relatives under high security for 34 Year Delruxon Mariyathas who was admitted to hospital in a coma after he was severely beaten, injured and eventually died.
24th July 2012 Parents and Relatives weep at Nimalarooban’ s house,where he lived and his body was kept, Nelumkulama, Vavuniya. Ganesan Nimalaruban suffered severe injuries and was subsequently transferred to Mahara prison. Shortly thereafter, he was admitted to Ragama Hospital, where he died five days after the riot.Following his death, the authorities initially refused to release his body or allow him to be buried in Vavuniya, his hometown, citing national security concerns.
24th July 2012 Parents and Relatives weep at Nimalarooban’ s house,where he lived and his body was kept, Nelumkulama, Vavuniya. Ganesan Nimalaruban suffered severe injuries and was subsequently transferred to Mahara prison. Shortly thereafter, he was admitted to Ragama Hospital, where he died five days after the riot.Following his death, the authorities initially refused to release his body or allow him to be buried in Vavuniya, his hometown, citing national security concerns.
Minister Mano Ganeshan (2018) and Tamil National Alliance (T.N.A) members in the funeral procession of Nimalaruboon and Delruxan
