INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS WERE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMISSION – MAXWEL PARANAGAMA
( Commission on Missing Persons had 80% of its sitting in the North and East and recorded Statements from 6,400 complainants)
07/10/2016
In an interview with Daily Mirror Retired High Court Judge, Maxwel Paranagama, Chairman of the Presidential ‘Commission on Missing Persons has said that ” the group of eminent persons was of great assistance to the Commission’s business. The Commission relied upon the legal expertise of the members of the Advisory Council, who had an unrivalled experience of international law practice before the ad hoc international tribunals created or sponsored by the United Nations. Indeed, this Commission expressly requested the assistance of international experts and is there been no shame in recognizing the fact that there may be lack of experience in the Sri Lankan jurisdiction of international humanitarian law practice? Amongst the experts we had international Prosecutors who had tried and investigated such cases, making judgments and decisions at the very highest level.”
Following are the excerpts of the interview:
