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Fragile reconciliation process at jeopardy in Sri Lanka warn The Elders

The Elders, in a statement released today, said that President Sirisena’s action put the “fragile reconciliation process at jeopardy and called on Sirisena to stand on his “past commitments to deliver peace, justice and reconciliation to his people.”

The acting Chair of the Elders and former Prime Minister of Norway, Gro Harlem Brundtland said,

“Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented constitutional crisis which must be urgently resolved by peaceful and legal means. The country has suffered so much from years of conflict and human rights abuses, and cannot afford reckless political manoeuvres. I urge President Sirisena to act in the interest of all Sri Lankans by respecting democracy and constitutional norms.”

See full statement here.

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