LONDON (Reuters) - An investigation by Sri Lanka into the killing of 17 tsunami aid workers was seriously flawed, a group of international lawyers said on Monday, warning the rule of law on the Indian Ocean island was under threat.
The 17 local Sri Lankan staff from French aid group Action Contre la Faim were found shot at close range in the northeastern town of Mutur last August after fighting between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). They had been working on rebuilding after the 2004 tsunami.
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