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Sri Lanka denies Indian NDTV report on war crimes allegations against SL army
Sri Lankan parliamentarian and Adviser on Reconciliation to the President Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha today denied an Indian media report which said he admitted that some army personnel may be guilty of alleged war crimes during the last phase of the war with LTTE.
Wijesinha has told the local Daily Mirror that he did not make any such statements.
"I did not say anyone was found guilty of killing civilians during the final phase of the war. In fact I pointed out that the general allegations about indiscriminate attacks on civilians were easily shown to be exaggerated if not false," Daily Mirror quoted the MP.
India's NDTV reported that according to Wijesinha some army personnel have been found guilty of killing civilians during the final phase of the war against the LTTE, and accordingly action will be taken against them.
The NDTV said Wijesinha has revealed that the LLRC has already made some reports calling for potential indictment of some army personnel.
"I said nothing categorical about LLRC decisions because these are not in the public domain except for the initial recommendations," Wijesinha told the Daily Mirror.
According to the NDTV report, Wijesinha has said that someone has been indicted in the Eastern Province where there is impunity.
"But we are not going to make the trial public. We are not going to make a song and dance of it," NDTV quoted Wijesinha.
Wijesinha has denied saying there is impunity in the Eastern Province.
"I obviously did not say there was impunity in the Eastern Province, I said there were allegations that there had been impunity, and said those allegations were wrong for the reason I then gave," he told the Daily Mirror.
Wijesinha has also noted that there should be an investigation on the "white flag" story, NDTV reported. He has expressed hope that the LLRC would recommend an investigation into the incident.
Sri Lanka : Rajiva Wijesinha denies NDTV report on war crimes allegations against Sri Lanka army personnel
Foolish Indian Media
Sri Lankan parliamentarian and Adviser on Reconciliation to the President Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha today denied an Indian media report which said he admitted that some army personnel may be guilty of alleged war crimes during the last phase of the war with LTTE.
Wijesinha has told the local Daily Mirror that he did not make any such statements.
"I did not say anyone was found guilty of killing civilians during the final phase of the war. In fact I pointed out that the general allegations about indiscriminate attacks on civilians were easily shown to be exaggerated if not false," Daily Mirror quoted the MP.
India's NDTV reported that according to Wijesinha some army personnel have been found guilty of killing civilians during the final phase of the war against the LTTE, and accordingly action will be taken against them.
The NDTV said Wijesinha has revealed that the LLRC has already made some reports calling for potential indictment of some army personnel.
"I said nothing categorical about LLRC decisions because these are not in the public domain except for the initial recommendations," Wijesinha told the Daily Mirror.
According to the NDTV report, Wijesinha has said that someone has been indicted in the Eastern Province where there is impunity.
"But we are not going to make the trial public. We are not going to make a song and dance of it," NDTV quoted Wijesinha.
Wijesinha has denied saying there is impunity in the Eastern Province.
"I obviously did not say there was impunity in the Eastern Province, I said there were allegations that there had been impunity, and said those allegations were wrong for the reason I then gave," he told the Daily Mirror.
Wijesinha has also noted that there should be an investigation on the "white flag" story, NDTV reported. He has expressed hope that the LLRC would recommend an investigation into the incident.
Sri Lanka : Rajiva Wijesinha denies NDTV report on war crimes allegations against Sri Lanka army personnel
Foolish Indian Media
