Government appoints 5th expert to commission after rejecting UN inquiry

The Sri Lankan government has appointed a 5th international expert to its commission on disappearances, a law expert from Pakistan, Ahmer B Soofi.

The news of the appointment, tweeted from the President's Twitter account, comes as the President also announced that international investigators with the OHCHR Investigation into Sri Lanka (OISL) Would be denied visas into the country. See more here.

Earlier this month the President appointed an Indian human rights activist, following the appointment of three experts last month.

Despite the high profile appointments, President Rajapaksa has emphasised that the experts will not have any investigative power. See here for more.

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