The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon remains hopeful that the Sri Lankan Government stands by its commitments and fully implements the resolution adopted on Sri Lanka at the human rights council, a spokesman said.
“On Sri Lanka, the Secretary General understands that the discussions in Sri Lanka on the transitional justice mechanism, including the judicial component, are ongoing.”
“Broad based national consultations are about to kick off, and they will help inform the modalities of the mechanisms,” Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN chief said.
He was responding to the question from media, at the daily press briefing on Friday (29), regarding comments made by President Maithripala Sirisena saying no foreign judges in the war crimes inquiry.
He stated that the Secretary General also recalls that the Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka, cosponsored by the current Government, affirms the importance of a credible justice process and “international participation” in the judicial mechanism.
“He remains hopeful that the Sri Lankan Government stands by its commitments and fully implements the resolution,” Dujarric said.
