Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan

Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan (1970 – 24 January 2006), popularly known as SSR, was a Sri Lankan journalist working for the Tamil language daily Sudar Oli. On 24 January 2006 during the Sri Lankan civil war, he was shot dead in the eastern port city of Trincomalee. He was 35 years old and the father of two children aged three and two. The assailants were on a motorbike and fired at him from close range.

Background

He was killed a day after writing an article about alleged abuses committed by para-military groups, reported Free Media Movement (FMM), Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). According to RSF, Sugirdharajan named the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) among several groups in his article that allegedly committed human rights violations in the Trincomalee region.

Government investigation The international Press institute has called for an impartial government investigation.