In the face of mounting criticism over his human rights record, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa remained defiant, insisting he has 'nothing to hide'.
Speaking to reporters in Colombo, Rajapaksa also remained unperturbed on the subject of his upcoming meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron, who promised to ask the Sri Lankan President some "serious questions". Rajapaksa stated,
Hitting back at international criticism, Rajapaksa said:
Speaking to reporters in Colombo, Rajapaksa also remained unperturbed on the subject of his upcoming meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron, who promised to ask the Sri Lankan President some "serious questions". Rajapaksa stated,
"I will be meeting him and we will see, I will also have to ask some questions."
Hitting back at international criticism, Rajapaksa said:
"Today no-one is getting killed... there is no killing in Sri Lanka."His statement comes a day after Tamil protestors were blocked from reaching Colombo, and as journalists from Channel 4 were stopped from traveling northwards to the Tamil region of the North-East, by protesters who blockaded the train, shouting in Sinhala.
"If anyone wants to complain about the human rights violations in Sri Lanka, whether it is torture, whether it is rape, whether it is... We have a system. You all must respect the system of a country, the culture of a country."
"We are ready to look into these things. If there are any violations, we will take action against anybody. Anybody. I am ready to do that."