Sri Lanka's prime minister, Ranil Wickremasinghe reiterated on Friday that the government had ensured "due respect" had been given to the security forces, criticising the previous government for allowing an international inquiry to be launched into the armed forces, reports Colombo Page.
Speaking at a gathering of retired army generals at the United National Party headquarters, Mr Wickremasinghe said that the previous government's "pledge to the Human Rights Commission that inquiries will be carried out with respect to the Sri Lankan forces" had made the forces "insecure".
"Instead of domestically investigating into the allegations of human right violations by the members of security forces, the previous government had allowed an international inquiry," Mr Wickremasinghe was quoted by Colombo Page as saying.
Speaking at a gathering of retired army generals at the United National Party headquarters, Mr Wickremasinghe said that the previous government's "pledge to the Human Rights Commission that inquiries will be carried out with respect to the Sri Lankan forces" had made the forces "insecure".
"Instead of domestically investigating into the allegations of human right violations by the members of security forces, the previous government had allowed an international inquiry," Mr Wickremasinghe was quoted by Colombo Page as saying.