sentences:  Hebert was a prominent member of the Batticaloa Peace Committee that has interceded on behalf of the many disappeared and missing people as part of the Sri Lankan civil war with both the Sri Lankan government officials and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) group.During the mid part of August in 1990, there were number of and counter massacres of civilians targeting both the minority Muslim and Tamil communities.Perpetrators were alleged to be the rebel LTTE as well as government soldiers belonging to various divisions.