 (Lanka-e-News-13.Feb.2012,11.45PM) Since the Sri Lanka (SL) Govt. had failed to implement the recommendations of the Lessons learnt and reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report of the Presidential Commission , Robert O Blake , the US Additional State Secretary for Central and Asian regional affairs said, they will be supporting the proposals pertaining to SL to be presented at the next session of the UN human rights Council . (UNHRC). Blake stated this at a media discussion held in Colombo this afternoon.He added that even the LLRC report has not investigated the war crime charges . Blake is to leave SL tomorrow. The US State Dept. Deputy Secretary for protection of people’s human rights and Democracy, Mario Otero also participated in the media discussions It is noteworthy that ,while massive protests and demonstrations were being staged Island wide against the govt. for unreasonable increases in fuel prices , the Dep. State Secretary of the US made these comments. The international community requested the Rajapakse Govt. to investigate the crimes which were committed during the war waged to usher in long term peace in SL. The SL Govt. did not pay heed to this. Subsequently the UN Secretary general’s advisory committee , the Dharusman committee called for evidence and investigated it. The SL Govt. however did not allow that Committee to visit SL in that regard. Later after the Dharusman report was published , the SL Govt. was told to inquire into the evidence therein which are acceptable. The SL Govt. in reply told , as the LLRC has been appointed , it will take action , based on the report furnished by the LLRC . The international community pointed an accusing finger at the LLRC on the ground that the former Attorney General C R DE Silva who is LLRC chairman is not impartial , and therefore, it is not in keeping with the accepted norms . To substantiate this accusation, the two Commissions appointed by the President where he was the Chairman were cited. One commission dealt with the killing of 5 students in Trincomalee and the other dealt with the killing of 17 relief workers in Mutur . Both these Commissions where he was the member did not reveal the reports of the findings. In any event , the LLRC report is now revealed. The International community in good faith now instructed the Govt. to implement the recommendations in that report. What Rajapakse Govt. did on the contrary was ,it threw it into the Temple Trees ‘Rajakakuses’ (latrines) and conveniently forgot them . In the circumstances , proposals in respect of SL are scheduled to be brought before the next UNHRC assembly . The Rajapakse Govt. is of the view that it can override any international issue with the help of the veto powers |
