Lessons to be learned from the failure to save Rizana Nafeek
| A statement issued by the Asian Human Rights Commission
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| THE MAN WHO ORDERED TO KILL RIZANA, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. Saudi Arabia beheaded as many as 76 people last year under its strict code of Islamic law. |
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( January 10,2013,Colombo,Sri Lanka Guardian) From the day on which Rizana was arrested on a false charge of murder to the day of her execution, seven years elapsed. During this time, if proper diplomatic effort was made with the required seriousness, the life of this young girl could have been saved.
The following are some of the reasons for the failure on the part of the Sri Lankan government to get this girl released.
The absence of a proper chain of command
Under the present Executive Presidential system, there is no effective chain of command between the various layers of officers who are to carry out orders at the demand of the President. A system in which each officer in the chain of command has to take responsibility for their part in carrying out a command and reporting back has ceased to exist. The President acts in an ad hoc manner when things come to his notice, particularly by way of public protest.
