The Sri Lankan president’s repeated refusal to allow international participation in an accountability mechanism calls into question his governments "sincerity and trustworthiness,” said Human Rights Watch’s Asia director.
Responding to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s repeated remarks that no foreign judges will be involved in an accountability mechanism for mass atrocities, Brad Adams told The Sunday Leader,
“The [UN Human Rights Council] resolution called for the participation of foreign judges and prosecutors because of a history of failure by local judges and prosecutors, particularly in dealing with sensitive war crimes allegations”.
“The President’s repeated statements refusing to allow foreign participation in an accountability mechanism contradicts the government’s official position at the HRC, calling into question their sincerity and trustworthiness.”