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Sri Lanka U-turns on war crimes probe

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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president went back Wednesday (Mar 6) on pledges to the UN Human Rights Council to investigate war-time atrocities, saying he ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president went back Wednesday on pledges to the UN Human Rights Council to investigate war-time atrocities, saying he did not want to"re-open old wounds".

"It is a decade since we have established peace in this country," Sirisena told reporters at his official residence in Colombo."I want to tell them not to pressure us." Soon after coming to power in January 2015, Sirisena pledged to ensure accountability for war-time abuses.The UN has estimated that over 100,000 people were killed during the guerrilla war.

A UN Human Rights Council resolution in October 2015 granted Sri Lanka 18 months to establish a credible investigation. The two-year extension expires this month with no results.

 

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