Human rights activists in the state welcomed the findings of the Commission that were leaked. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People’s Watch, said on Twitter, "Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry report is welcomed by People’s Watch. The findings of the Commission published in Frontline this evening indicted 17 named police officers & IAS officers."

Justice Aruna Jagadeesan reportedly notes, “There is no material on record to show that it was only to deal with a militant crowd of protesters that the opening of fire was resorted to.”

Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS): The Justice Aruna Jagadeesan (retd) Commission, which probed the police firing on May 22-23, 2018 on protesters in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, leading to the death of 13 persons, has come out heavily against police officers involved as well as the then district Collector N. Venkitesan.

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Henri Tiphagne, executive director of human rights organisation People’s Watch, said that action against those responsible for the firing was a major assurance in the election manifesto of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Anti-Sterlite activists on Friday demanded that the Tamil Nadu government convene the Assembly to discuss the contents of the Justice (retired) Aruna Jegadeesan Commission, which according to reports, has pinned the blame on the police for the May 22, 2018, firing on protesters in Thoothukudi that killed 13 civilians.

Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS): The Justice Aruna Jagadeesan (retd) Commission, which probed the police firing on May 22-23, 2018 on protesters in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, leading to the death of 13 persons, has come out heavily against police officers involved as well as the then district Collector N. Venkitesan. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

தூத்துக்குடி துப்பாக்கிச் சூடு சம்பவம் போல் இனிமேல் நடைபெறக் கூடாது: உயர் நீதிமன்றம் கருத்து

தூத்துக்குடி துப்பாக்கிச் சூடு சம்பவம் போல் இனிமேல் நடைபெறக் கூடாது என, உயர் நீதிமன்றத் தலைமை நீதிபதி தெரிவித்தார்.

மதுரையைச் சேர்ந்த வழக்கறிஞர் ஹென்றி திபேன், உயர் நீதிமன்ற மதுரைக் கிளையில் தாக்கல் செய்த பொதுநல மனுவில், "தூத்துக்குடி மாவட்டம் ஸ்டெர்லைட் ஆலைக்கு எதிராக 2018-ல் போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டவர்கள் மீது நடத்திய துப்பாக்கிச் சூட்டில் 14 நபர்கள் உயிரிழந்தனர்.

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to forward a copy of its "undisclosed" investigation report into the 2018 police firing incident at Thoothukudi, in which 16 persons were reportedly killed while protesting against Sterlite's copper smelting plant in the area (Henri Tiphagne v. NHRC and ors).

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