Rather than war crimes probe, HR violations should be investigated – Zeid Al Hussein

- Feb 14, 2016

Rather than conducting a war crimes probe into postwar period killings, what should be done is to look into human rights violations, UN human rights chief Zeid Al Hussein has said, during a visit to the island.  He met with president Maithripala Sirisena, prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader R. Sampanthan, at which he made his stance known.

Accordingly, no war crimes investigation will take place into postwar incidents, and neither the UNHRC nor any other international organization will pressurize for such probe. Meanwhile, it is reported from the government side that an investigation into HR violations will become a reality soon, as that is possible under the existing laws of the country.