Speaking at a media briefing held on Wednesday, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe commented on the United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva.'The United National Party did not go to Geneva. Following the 2009 proposal and the pledge given to the team behind the Darusman Report, the government has accepted that violations of human rights and international human rights law in this country can be looked into.
They have also pledged that they will take action against these people under Sri Lankan law. So the government has arrived at a stance that differs completely from the stance that we took. In accordance with the stance that the Government has taken, it is pointless for us to shout back at the Human Rights Council because they will point these out. There is no point in telling Navi Pillay either - as she will also point it out. Why is Sri Lanka in this position even after I removed Sri Lanka from the international war crimes law?' stated Opposition Leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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