(Lanka-e-News- 13.Dec.2013, 7.30PM) Since the Sri Lanka ruling Medamulana Rajapakse regime is conducting its international diplomatic affairs like a recalcitrant mule day after day , the US is contemplating imposing economic sanctions on Sri Lanka(SL), state diplomatic sources reveal.
More than the accusations of war crimes during the last phase of the SL war that are leveled internationally against the regime, what is engaging the international attention now more and gravely is the obnoxious indifference shown by the SL government towards investigating these alleged crimes . The US international diplomatic circle is most disillusioned with the recalcitrant conduct of the government of SL even after its President was appointed as the chairman of the Commonwealth countries , the international organization. The President’s dictatorial attitude is frowned upon by the US state diplomatic circles.
Hence , with a view to bringing greater pressure to bear on the SL government , moves are ahead to table a resolution in the US Congress Council to impose sanctions on the ruling SL regime. It is the US congress sub committee , that is the Congress human rights sub committee that is going to table this resolution. According to US Diplomatic sources this resolution is to be tabled before the US Congress after the Geneva human rights conference in March.
It is the view of the US Congress that it is against SL most evidence of war crimes have emerged vis a vis other countries which experienced wars . Yet the SL government is conducting itself with reprehensible stubbornness without probing whether these accusations are true or not though the SL government cannot disclaim its responsibilities in this connection under any circumstance , adding that the international community cannot therefore any longer remain in silence .
Already they have assessed that if economic sanctions are imposed , the ruling regime will exploit that to describe themselves as ‘patriots’ , and parade as self proclaimed ‘patriots’ to achieve their cheap political agendas.
In all probability the economic sanctions if imposed will relate to bans in spheres except food and medicines. Those will include embargo on foreign transactions with SL; denial of visas to Sri Lankans seeking entry to foreign lands and banning of foreigners from entering the country, or limiting them; curtailing supply of fuel; and restricting exports from SL and so forth.
If the ruling regime is to ward off these threats , it has only one option, that is, launch an impartial and responsible investigation into these war crimes before the Human rights conference in march , in keeping with its promise to the international community.
