Having been a central figure in the deciding stages of Eelam War IV , Jayasuriya has , like Sarath Fonseka and Gotabhaya Rajapakse , been accused of being complicit in the alleged war crimes carried out by the SLA during this period . On 28 August 2017 , the International Truth and Justice Project ( ITJP ) - a group affiliated with the Foundation for Human Rights based in South Africa - filed lawsuits against Jayasuriya in Brazil and Colombia , citing his alleged complicity and command role in artillery strikes on hospitals and other civilian targets , torture ( including sexual violence ) and enforced disappearances . The same lawsuits were planned to be filed in Argentina , Chile and Peru , while Suriname had refused to accept them . In September 2017 current Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena refused to let several human rights groups take Jagath Jayasuriya to court for war crimes . Sirisena reportedly said " I stated very clearly that I will not allow anyone in the world to touch Jagath Jayasuriya or any other military chief or any war hero in this country , " in reference to the lawsuit
alleged war crimes
Alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Jagath Jayasuriya