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Former Sri Lankan army commander joins chorus against foreign judges

Sri Lanka’s former army commander Sarath Fonseka joined the president and prime minister in speaking out against foreign judges in a justice mechanism for mass atrocities.

“Foreign judges cannot be allowed to engage in a probe as the Sri Lankan Constitution does not provide provisions for such a thing, “said the field marshal, who was recently appointed to the post of Provincial Development Minister.

He went on to state that whilst “technical assistance” would be allowed, judges would not.

See more from the Daily Mirror here.

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