Controversial Channel 4 News and documentary maker Callum Macrae is scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka to cover the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), British Media reported today.
Macrae produced and directed two 2011 documentaries– Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields and Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished –which alleges that Sri Lankan troops engaged in war crimes during the final stages of the conflict with the LTTE in 2009.
On 14 November, Sri Lanka will be hosting CHOGM, which is set to be attended by leaders representing more than one third of the world.
Speaking at No Fire Zone’s London premiere last week, Macrae said: “I deeply regret that CHOGM is taking place in Sri Lanka and that for the next two years the chair will be President Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka will be in charge of enforcing the Commonwealth commitment to human rights, justice and the rule of law,” British media Broadcast reports.
