The general secretary of the Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya said that the Sri Lankan government should reject a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution calling for accountability for mass atrocities committed on the island.
Addressing a press conference, Somawansa Amarasinghe, the former leader of the JVP who founded the JSP party earlier this year, said:
“This is a clear threat to our sovereignty and integrity as we are capable of conducting a domestic probe. The US, motivated by separatists, only wants to reap certain benefits from bringing the resolution. If this resolution was implemented, it will be a victory to the separatist elements.”
Mr Amarasinghe joins a host of other Sinhala organisations,including his former party, in rejecting the resolution.
In parliament on Monday, lawmakers disrupted proceedings as they protested against the resolution, which was co-sponsored by the Sri Lankan government.