UN asks Sri Lanka to allow foreign judges in war crimes probe

October 01, 2015 19:58

The UN's human rights body today unanimously recommended a credible probe including foreign judges and lawyers into the alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka in the war against the LTTE, a resolution on which was surprisingly co-sponsored by Colombo.

The 47-member Human Rights Council here approved by consensus a crucial resolution led by the US and the UK, and backed by Sri Lanka itself, in a move hailed by international advocacy groups. Besides asking Sri Lanka to form a credible judicial system for the probe, the resolution - based on a landmark report issued by the UN last month -- also calls on Sri Lanka to allow for punishment of "those most responsible for the full range of crimes".

There was no immediate reaction from Colombo on how the Sri Lankan government received the news on the resolution in view of the fact that Sri Lankan laws do not allow operation of foreign judges and prosecutors on its soil.

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