SRI LANKA: Realities Of An 'International Investigation'
Nov-28-2013
It is pertinent that anyone calling for an international investigation do so under the powers of Article 99 of the UN Charter routing this through the UNSG instead of the UNHRC for more effective action and avoiding political factors...
Mahinda Rajapaksa has opted for an internal investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Sri Lankan troops during the conflict with the Tamil Tiger rebels [EPA]
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(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - It is important to point out that nobody should have any illusions of where an "international investigation", if conducted through the U.N. Human Rights Council 
(UNHRC), is leading to. If an international investigation is commissioned by the UNHRC as promised by March 2014, it does not mean the Rajapaksas will be taken to court the next day. Just a normal murder trial can take years so you can imagine a trial for genocide and how much evidence will need to be presented.
(UNHRC), is leading to. If an international investigation is commissioned by the UNHRC as promised by March 2014, it does not mean the Rajapaksas will be taken to court the next day. Just a normal murder trial can take years so you can imagine a trial for genocide and how much evidence will need to be presented.