Diplomat facing allegations of crimes against humanity is set to return to Sri Lanka, raising fears he will avoid questioning
Sam Jones Thursday 5 April 2012
The Global Tamil Forum pressed for a judicial review after William Hague refused to strip de Silva of his diplomatic immunity. Photograph: Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images
The Foreign Office has been warned it is running out of time to take action against a senior London-based Sri Lankan diplomat who is facing allegations of complicity in crimes against humanity.
Last week, the Guardian revealed that an organisation representing the Tamil diaspora was launching legal action against the FCO over its failure to confront Major General Prasanna de Silva - the defence adviser at the Sri Lanka high commission in London - over allegations relating to crimes committed during the final stages of the island's 26-year-long civil war in 2009.
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