New Sri Lanka ruling party going after war criminals

[Lux de Veritas]

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/SOU-01-090215.html

Sri Lanka's newly installed government, which has pledged to set up its own domestic tribunal to investigate war crimes charges, is seeking political and moral support both from the United States and the United Nations to stall a possible international investigation.

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera is due in the United States next week to press the country's case before US Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The United States was one of the prime movers of a resolution adopted last March by the 47-member Human Rights Council to appoint a UN panel, headed by former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, to probe into "alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes by both parties in Sri Lanka" at the end of decades-old war between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) back in 2009.

He specifically mentioned the former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka - who led the armed forces to victory against the LTTE - being a member of the current government thereby politicising any such domestic investigation.

 

[Sliver]

sounds very close to what happened in BD? the govt changed and went after
"war criminals".

 

[Zibago]

Is he going to jail half of his nations army?

 

[Saradiel]

sounds very close to what happened in BD? the govt changed and went after
"war criminals".

Sri Lanka says they will investigate the alleged incidents. But the reality is most are politically motivated and fabricated.

Is he going to jail half of his nations army?

Why should he jail army?

 

[Echo_419]

Sri Lanka says they will investigate the alleged incidents. But the reality is most are politically motivated and fabricated.


Why should he jail army?

I trust the SL govt will go after everyone & anyone who has committed war crimes

 

[Saradiel]

I trust the SL govt will go after everyone & anyone who has committed war crimes

The question is it really needed?

There is no substantial criteria for a strong case against SL. No country has every had an inquiry against their war winning army that too after 5 years.
Take UK for an example. UK took 40 years even to acknowledge the crimes done during oppressing Irish campaign. No country has been subject to investigation for war crimes in a world that sees war everyday.

So asking SL to go ahead with such an action is politically motivated.

I agree with SLG's position, but there is no strong case against SL