Disna Mudalige Courtesy The Daily News

Political parties which dodge the proposed motion against the international investigation on Sri Lanka are clearly indicating their alignment with the forces inimical to the country, leading political analyst and scholar Prof. Gamini Samaranayake told the Daily News yesterday.

He said the two day parliamentary debate on the UNHRC mandated probe on alleged Human Rights Violations during the last phase of the humanitarian operation in Sri Lanka is the best opportunity for all political parties to show their commitment to protect the hard won peace and sovereignty of the country.

Prof. Samaranayake said it is the responsibility of all political parties to stand by the country at this crucial point, keeping aside their narrow political motives.

He said those who attempt to bring amendments to the motion are actually supporting the international conspirators against the country. “Sri Lanka since the very beginning rejected an international inquiry stressing that it blatantly undermines the sovereignty and independence of the country. It trespasses the UNHRC mandate and deters the reconciliation process. Sri Lanka has a democratically elected government, and therefore it has the sole right to reject any infringement in its internal affairs. The country should not be betrayed to appease the hidden motives of foreign forces. As responsible citizens of the country, we condemn the UNHRC resolution to send an international team to probe alleged war crimes, and we urge all the political party representatives to be mindful about their responsibilities on behalf of the country at this juncture,” he said.

Prof. Samaranayake noted some countries have misinterpreted the defeat of terrorism by the Sri Lankan government as a violation of human rights, adding that in reality it was the moment that the entire 20 million population in the country could start enjoying their fundamental human rights which had been suppressed for nearly three decades due to brutal LTTE terror

People will teach the UNP a lesson – UPFA General Secretary

People of the country will teach the UNP a lesson, which tries to destabilize the country through so called human right investigations, states UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha issuing a statement on the UPFA’s behalf.

The full text of the statement:

A motion brought by a few parliamentarians against UNHRC sponsored investigations against Sri Lanka is scheduled to be taken up for debate in Parliament.

The object of this motion is to discuss the threat against the country’s sovereignty and to obtain the opinion of the representatives of the people with regard to the international investigation against the country.

Several leaders of the UNP have told Sunday newspapers that they were against the taking up of such motion for debate in Parliament. It is regrettable that the UNP is backing threats coming from international forums against the country while the fact remains that separatist war that commenced was begun during UNP regimes, and was nurtured by the UNPs leaders, and was ended by the UPFA.

It has been mentioned that the children of those who had been marginalized during the 1983 pogrom that had been launched by several factions of UNP which had the executive power and five sixth power in parliament, now comprise the Tamil Diaspora abroad which acts against the country’s interests.

The LTTE was internationalized by certain foolish acts of UNP governments. The UNP brought foreign ceasefire monitors to the country while entering into agreements with the LTTE with the assistance of Norway. Besides, the UNP accompanied LTTE terrorists to Bangkok and Norway.

Needless to mention, certain UNP members acted and spoke disgracing war heroes when the war on terrorism was in progress.

So called leaders such as Laksman Kiriella, Ravi Karunanayaka, who are controlled by foreign forces and money were exemplars of this trend. The real necessity of these leaders, who issued statements on behalf of the LTTE, which assassinated R. Premadasa, Gamini Dissanayake, Lalith Athulathmudali etc., when LTTE was defeated, is not a secret even to UNP supporters.

All our people should me forward hand in hand to protect the country, which was liberated under the brave leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Now, LTTE requirements come under the guise of human right investigations.

The entire country should defeat such conspiracies. People of the country will teach a lesson to the UNP, which tries to destabilize the country through so called human right investigations”.