War crimes against Srilanka

Justice Sachar goes to Dublin to probe Lankan ‘war crimes’

Retired Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Rajinder Sachar has agreed to serve on a “People’s Permanent Tribunal” meeting in Dublin to investigate allegations that the Sri Lankan government and Army are guilty of war crimes against the Tamil community. Individual witnesses, as well as legal and human rights groups from Sri Lanka, India, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations have been invited to testify before the tribunal which will convene on January 14 and 15 . Its provisional findings will be announced on January 16. The announcement comes days after the Sri Lankan government announced it was “opening up” special detention camps in the north of the country where tens of thousands of Tamil civilians have been interned for the past six months without any access to the outside world. Sri Lankan officials have denounced the tribunal and say its timing just days before before the country’s forthcoming general election is suspect. Kilde: http://www.indianexpress.com