Monks protest outside UK High Commission

Buddhist monks held a protest outside the British High Commission in Colombo today, rallying against calls for an international independent inquiry into war crimes committed during the final stages of the armed conflict in 2009.

Monks from the Ravana Balaya movement accused Britain of committing their own war crimes in 1818, which they went on to demand an investigation for.

The General Secretary of the Ravana Balaya, Ven Ittekande Saddatissa Thero, also stated his movement would not stand for any international investigation into Sri Lanka.

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