Deciding on the participation of foreign judges with the investigations on Sri Lanka’s war crime allegations and human right violations is a sovereign right of the Sri Lankan government and is will be decided by the Sri Lankan government, the Government Information Department quoted Health Minister Rajitha Senarathne as saying on Monday.
The Health Minister has also said that no foreign judges will join the investigations on war crime allegations and human right violations.
However, the government-appointed Consultation Task Force (CTF) recommended a “hybrid court” to prosecute allegations of human rights violations due to the lack of trust and confidence on the part of victims and also because of capacity issues earlier.
In January 2016, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed the CTF to seek national views on reconciliation mechanisms.
