The Sri Lankan government may take legal action against people testifying before any UN implemented commission, reports Ceylon Today.
Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella said:
"We will take legal action against anyone who testifies before this commission, if the evidence submitted by them is in violation of the country's Constitution."
According to Ceylon Today, reports have been circulated stating that testifying before the international committee could amount to treason and also that measures would be taken to bar those testifying from making international calls and video conferences.
Sri Lanka has categorically rejected the UN Human Rights Council Resolution mandating a probe into war crimes be carried out by the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR).
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