The video, originally shown on the UK Channel 4 in August 2009, shows Sri Lanka military soldiers shooting two bound men in the head while several men lay dead on the ground. The video, titled "VideoDJ.3gp," was taken using a cell phone and was originally obtained by the Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka. The authenticity of the video has been greatly argued by the Sri Lankan government from the initial viewing of the video on Channel 4 to the video analysis results reported by the UN Rapporteur. The purported crimes committed in the video are major human rights violations, prompting immediate action on the part of the UN.

According to the UN Report, the Cognitech® Video Investigator™ forensic software was used to process the first and second instances of visible weapon discharge, as well as the apparent drainage/splatter of blood and/or other fluid from the second victim's head in the video by using an accurate velocity estimation, corresponding video motion stabilization process, then artifact free zooming of patentedregions of interest. The motion-stabilized/zoomed versions of these segments were provided to the UN Rapporteur for further distribution to the forensic pathologist and terminal ballistics expert.

Courtesy: Globe News Wire