The Federation of National Organisations accused Sri Lanka's UNP-SLFP unity government of doing the US' "dirty work" by prosecuting the military and political leaders, the Island reported.
"The national government of a UNP-SLFP nexus would do the dirty work in the US agenda to prosecute the country’s military personnel and political leaders on trumped up charges of human rights violations and war crimes and it was the price they had to pay for liberating the country from terrorists," the FNO chairman, Dr Gunadasa Amarasekara was quoted as saying when addressing a press conference in Narahenpita.
"The US backed move will get the approval and support of the Tamil National Alliance in fulfilling their separatist agenda," he further said, accusing Dinesh Gunawardena, Wimal Weerawansa, Vasudeva Nanayakkara and Udaya Gammanpila, of going against their conscience by joining the national unity government.
The Buddhist monk, Vitharandeniya Medhananda said the TNA "refused to join the national government as it had a separatist agenda and would cooperate with the US to divide the country."
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Last month the Colombo MP, Udaya Gamanpila criticised the Sri Lankan government's decision to establish a domestic investigation into war crimes allegations committed during the final stages of the armed conflict, stating that such an inquiry would leave Sri Lanka following American instructions.
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