The opposition United National Party's National (UNP) Youth Front President and Parliamentarian Ruwan Wijewardene said that all weaponry used by the Sri Lankan government in order to defeat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009, was bought whilst the UNP was in power.
Speaking in Colombo, Wijewardene said that the UNP, which was last in government from 2001 until 2004, had acquired all of the arms and ammunition used during the final stages of the armed conflict in 2009.
The final stages of the armed conflict saw several reports of the Sri Lankan military shelling hospitals, amidst repeated calls from the international community for the Sri Lankan government to stop the use of heavy weaponry.
Wijewardene went on to state that the UNP had nothing to do with the LTTE would have no dealings with the LTTE in the future.
Speaking in Colombo, Wijewardene said that the UNP, which was last in government from 2001 until 2004, had acquired all of the arms and ammunition used during the final stages of the armed conflict in 2009.
The final stages of the armed conflict saw several reports of the Sri Lankan military shelling hospitals, amidst repeated calls from the international community for the Sri Lankan government to stop the use of heavy weaponry.
Wijewardene went on to state that the UNP had nothing to do with the LTTE would have no dealings with the LTTE in the future.