evidence: Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Sri Lanka's Secretary to the Defence Ministry General G. D. H. Kamal Gunaratne clarified that it's not a clear shoot on sight order and that the extreme step would only be used as a last resort. [...] Mr Gunaratne said investigations are ongoing to identify cases of violence and civilian casualties and "the hooligans and the murderers will be taken to task and tried in courts".