The Channel 4 ‘documentary’
By Neville Ladduwahetty- November 28, 2013,
President Mahinda Rajapaksa meeting a Channel 4 journalist in Colombo during the recently-concluded CHOGM
Issues raised in the C4 Documentary will not go away, as they are driven by political imperatives of Governments such as UK, Canada and India, and not by the truth. These imperatives are influenced by constituencies in countries where they have the potential to tip political fortunes of Governments one way or another.
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron is reported to have stated:"I was very clear that we need a proper independent inquiry into what happened, particularly at the end of the war, which C4 proved with that excellent documentary showing some truly chilling and appalling scenes"(Sunday Island, November 17, 2013). Another report in the same paper states: "Let me be very clear if an investigation is not completed by March, then I will use our position on the UN Human Rights Commission and call for a full, credible and independent international inquiry".
