Former Norwegian peace facilitator Erik Solheim said he “would go before the International Criminal Court or any recognised International Tribunal to give evidence against Sri Lanka on alleged war crimes.”
In an interview with Ceylon Today, Mr Solheim confirmed that he was “ready to share all what he knows with the credible national or International Tribunal on the final phase of the war events.”
Commenting on the upcoming release of the UN investigation into Sri Lanka (OISL), Mr Solheim said,
“Don’t expect it to be soft. It is important to condemn all war crimes in equal terms. Very clearly both the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE committed unacceptable atrocities.”
Mr Solheim added that, he had testified in front of the UNHRC panel for the UN investigation, stating,
“Yes, I told all what I knew to the UNHRC panel about the final phase of the war and the white flag issue.”
The former peace negotiator added that the High Commissioner for Human Rights had reassured him that the OISL report would be released in September and contain a few ‘surprises.’
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