A 13-year-old girl in Sri Lanka has identified four men including a local government politician who she says were involved in gang-raping her in the south of the country last month.
It is one of a series of alleged rapes, especially of children.
Such cases have recently been reported in alarming numbers - police say 700 minors have been victims since January.
No-one has been tried, but suspects in several cases are politicians from Sri Lanka's governing UPFA coalition.
To date, 22 suspects have been remanded in the case of the 13-year-old girl.
Newspaper reports say they include the urban councillor from the town of Tengalle, a millionaire businessman and owners or managers of several hotels. Full story...
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It is one of a series of alleged rapes, especially of children.
Such cases have recently been reported in alarming numbers - police say 700 minors have been victims since January.
No-one has been tried, but suspects in several cases are politicians from Sri Lanka's governing UPFA coalition.
To date, 22 suspects have been remanded in the case of the 13-year-old girl.
Newspaper reports say they include the urban councillor from the town of Tengalle, a millionaire businessman and owners or managers of several hotels. Full story...
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