Hybrid mechanism: Nimal specifies constitutional reforms
UNHRC resolutions on Sri Lanka are proposed without sufficient understanding with regard to the functioning judicial system of the country, said Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva.
Addressing the media at the SLFP headquaters yesterday, Minister de Silva said that to implement the proposed resolutions of the UNHRC, the constitution and the judicial system has to be changed with the approval of Parliament.
“To establish hybrid courts to investigate on alleged war crimes, the government will have to seek the two thirds majority in Parliament and a referendum as well. There are many issues pertaining to the implementation of the resolutions. Establishment of hybrid courts are not mentioned in the present constitution. Therefore constitutional reforms have to be made instead,” he said.
De Silva said the SLFP’s stance with regard to the UN report will be made known after the final report is released.
The SLFP has appointed a committee of 12 comprising of former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to look into the issues pertaining to the final report of the UNHRC which will be released. “The former government firmly rejected the allegations made by the UN and failed to conduct an investigation on war crimes,” he said.
(Daily News)
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Hey big man!
Whom are you trying to hoodwink? Without external input any internal inquiry as usual will be biased leaving the real sufferers in a limbo. Still many in mother Lanka do not acknowledge the fact that the country is made up of various ethnic groups following various religions who have equal rights and expectations and that it does not belong to just one race.
There’s no reference to hybrid courts in the UN resolution.
GOSL has agreed to local courts with participation of commonwealth judges and international prosecutors.
Where this will lead to, we are not aware.
The Supreme Court is headed by a person with unknown allegiance.
The SLFP holds the key to constitutional amendments; they are the only party which can support GOSL to pass amendments with 2/3 rds majority.
The President was party to each and every alleged ‘misdeeds’ committed by the previous Government. He was a Senior Cabinet Member participating in major decisions. His hands are tainted.
Hon Sampanthan, in his role as Leader of the Opposition, holds other keys in this critical process.
Division of our emerald isle is inevitable under these circumstances.
Hey Mohamed,
Whom are you trying to hoodwink? How stupid are you to suggest that without external input local inquiries will not be valid.
You have licked enough of the outsiders. If the outsiders’ back sides are more tasteful then leave Sri Lanka for good to the lap of those “outsiders”. Basically your attitude is that Sri Lankans are unable to do a fair job and only the foreigners are capable of that and the Sri Lankans are just idiots (then if you are a Sri Lankan you admit that you belong to that group of idiots too).
Also, can you give one example of a problem Tamils and Muslims face that Sinhalese people do not face any where in Sri Lanka?
Hey Manjula,
Thanks for the support.
This Mohammed is out of this world. he appears to be an immigrant exiled in white man’s land reaping the benefits of the amude-wearing taxpayer funded education in an SL university.
This Mohammed is typical of migrants to the white men’s lands. They go there and screw the white men’s systems to accumulate wealth. They are all mortgage free and live in palatial residences of high value. Their kids find their way to the white man’s universities not because they are clever but because their father was a tyrannical, abusive parent whose most important objective was to get his offspring’s distinctions in science and maths.
Now, Mohammed is bored; he has no challenges. The white man is keeping him employed with menial tasks which are not attractive to others in that society. Mohammed is wealthy (when compared with the amude-wearing taxpayer who provided opportunity in the first place).
I am sure Mohammed goes to holiday in SL every year. he buys tickets early to save dollars. He goes there and he is a king and saviour to the starving masses related to him. But Mohammed is stingy; after all, he had to lick heavily to earn those dollars.
Mohammed has also turned out to be a philosopher, good at TELLING 20m citizens of Sri Lanka, how they should live.
I end this tirade with a piece of advice to Mohammed, “up yours”.
Manjula,
Google and read the article “Sri Lanka’s Justice System and ‘the Total Lie’ – Kishali Pinto Jayawardena
– Oct 05, 2015” by a reputed and respected sinhalese Journalist to get yourself enlightened as to why the justice system in Lanka does not work.
I am too decent to utter filthy language like that you have so freely used, in my reply.