The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has criticized the stand taken by their former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on the Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Investigation on Sri Lanka.
Releasing a statement a couple of days back former President Rajapaksa called upon the government to reject the Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Investigation on Sri Lanka.
SLFP media spokesman Dilan Perera
However, his colleagues in the SLFP who blindly backed any stand taken by Rajapaksa, when he was in charge, has refused to stand by their former leader who is now relegated to an opposition MP’s post.
Speaking to the media in Colombo today SLFP media spokesman Dilan Perera said today that Rajapaksa’s comments does not portray the party position and the statement on UN report by Rajapaksa was entirely personal views of the former leader.
Perera noted that the SLFP has taken a neutral stand on the matter.
Perera went on to say that the party leader, President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a committee to seek opinions of the SLFP members on the UNHRC report and the proposals contained in it.
The SLFP media spokesman said that Rajapaksa was most welcome to submit his views to this committee.
In a statement to media, the former President Rajapaksa and current Kurunegala district parliamentarian said his government did not cooperate with the OHCHR investigation for many reasons, mostly because it was instituted outside the established procedure of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Rajapaksa went on to say that the usual procedure was for the President of the UNHRC to appoint a three-member independent panel to carry out the investigation after the relevant resolution is passed in the Council but the investigation on Sri Lanka was not carried out by an independent Commission of Inquiry but for the very first time, by the OHCHR.
The report of the OHCHR investigation was presented to the UNHRC in Geneva by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein on September 16th.
Pot Shot / September 24, 2015
I am no supporter of the Rajapakse’s but this fellow Dilan astonishes me with his position. Such turncoats!!!!!
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LF / September 24, 2015
I don’t agree with MS for picking this kind of scoundrel for the government rewarding them with Ministerial Positions. But on the other hand may be MS’ theory of following a famous saying in Sinhala; ‘OOrage Malu OOrage Agnge Thiyala Kapanawa’.
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sama / September 24, 2015
This kanukata – cesspit man also behaved proxy Raja until he became a minister in the curernt regime. THis man was the person who went on merrygo round taking several poisonous bottles to show their stand. In the end, all worked ended up good for him, but all the other men remained stick to Buruwanse and dried pumpkin Wasidewa. These and the like politicians should be burnt raw in a cemetry if this county should go forward.. as it isthe case for a disease – germs and germans spreading vehicles need to be reomoved, lanken systems should take a lead to remove all these stumbling blocks if we really want to see progress.
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Piranha / September 24, 2015
Dilan, whatever his shortcomings, is taking a pragmatic approach. Rajapaksa is half forgotten even by the SLFP and their decision on the UNHRC report contradicting Rajapaksa is very welcome. The man should be relegated to history.
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Douglas / September 25, 2015
Just ignore this man. Why do people want to waste time on making comments and observations? He is no CLASS to mingle with. These are very many dead wood drifting in the political field.
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