Sri Lanka challenges war crimes allegations
Sri Lanka’s top defence official challenged international rights groups Tuesday to produce evidence of war crimes allegedly committed in the final months of the country’s civil war.
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said those making the allegations should present evidence before Sri Lankan courts instead of talking to the international media.
“If there is evidence, it can be brought to the notice of the established Sri Lankan judicial system,” Rajapakse told the Sinhalese-language Lankadeepa newspaper. “They can even go through lawyers and inform the police.”
Sri Lanka has consistently resisted international calls to probe allegations that thousands of Tamil civilians were killed during the final months of fighting against the Tamil Tiger rebels last year.
“I challenge them to produce evidence (of war crimes). There is no point in giving photographs and videos to the media. We have an established legal system. Use it,” Rajapakse added. ( AFP) Read Full Article >>
