The Sri Lankan prime minister and UNP head, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has called for progress reports on domestic investigations into key murders which took place during the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa, reports Colombo Page.
According to the paper, official bodies including the attorney general and the Terrorism Investigation Division have been instructed to give details "at the earliest".
The investigations include that of the murders of the former Tamil politician N Raviraj and the Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunga, as well as the disappearance of the cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda.
Numerous high profile murders of Tamil political figures, journalists, and civilians including the Sencholai massacre remain uninvestigated, or local commissions have failed to deliver accountability.
Mr Wickremesinghe is currently serving his fourth term as prime minister of Sri Lanka.
According to the paper, official bodies including the attorney general and the Terrorism Investigation Division have been instructed to give details "at the earliest".
The investigations include that of the murders of the former Tamil politician N Raviraj and the Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunga, as well as the disappearance of the cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda.
Numerous high profile murders of Tamil political figures, journalists, and civilians including the Sencholai massacre remain uninvestigated, or local commissions have failed to deliver accountability.
Mr Wickremesinghe is currently serving his fourth term as prime minister of Sri Lanka.