The Sri Lankan government has reiterated their rejection of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay’s March 2014 deadline for the government to credibly investigate and prosecute those guilty of human rights abuses.
Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatilaka Amunugama however stated,
“She cannot set a deadline. We have implemented most recommendations in the LLRC report. There are some shortcomings which we will deal with accordingly.”
The Sunday Leader also reported that
“The External Affairs Ministry Secretary said he did not believe there will be an international probe on Sri Lanka”.
See our earlier posts:
SL rejects Navi Pillay's March 2014 deadline (26 September 2013)
International community's duty to set up investigation mechanism in SL: Navi Pillay (25 September 2013)