A former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team and current Member of Parliament has vowed to disallow any movement towards a war crimes tribunal on Sri Lanka.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who led the 1996 World Cup winning cricket team, spoke at a public meeting in Matugama regarding action at the UN Human Rights Council.
Ranatunga dismissed the notion that President Mahinda Rajapaksa or other Army commanders could face charges of war crimes or crimes against humanity, stating that,
"We will not allow any Sri Lankan to be hauled before a war tribunal at any time."
Ranatunga is a member of the Democratic National Alliance, headed by jailed Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka.
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