The leader of Sri Lanka’s National Freedom Front accused the government of attempting to deceive the Sinhala people today, at a press conference in Colombo.
Wimal Weerawansa told reporters that the government has been bound by a UN resolution which it co-sponsored to establish a “hybrid court” with international judges to prosecute Sri Lankan troops for violations of international humanitarian law.
Government leaders however, were denying that this was the case. “The Foreign Minister has already agreed there,” he said, referring to the current UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva.
Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister have repeatedly spoken out against foreign participation in an accountability mechanism, despite the resolution which was passed in September last year.
Wimal Weerawansa told reporters that the government has been bound by a UN resolution which it co-sponsored to establish a “hybrid court” with international judges to prosecute Sri Lankan troops for violations of international humanitarian law.
Government leaders however, were denying that this was the case. “The Foreign Minister has already agreed there,” he said, referring to the current UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva.
Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister have repeatedly spoken out against foreign participation in an accountability mechanism, despite the resolution which was passed in September last year.