{"id":145278,"date":"2015-05-29T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T18:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=145278"},"modified":"2015-06-12T10:03:50","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T04:33:50","slug":"tgte-welcomes-fonsekas-willingness-to-face-war-crime-trials-urges-him-to-avail-to-uns-oisl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/tgte-welcomes-fonsekas-willingness-to-face-war-crime-trials-urges-him-to-avail-to-uns-oisl\/","title":{"rendered":"TGTE Welcomes Fonseka’s Willingness To Face War Crime Trials: Urges Him To Avail To UN\u2019s OISL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE<\/span><\/a>) is pleased to hear of former Army Commander Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka<\/span><\/a>\u2019s interview<\/span><\/a> to the Guardian newspaper that he would welcome war crimes investigation to prove his innocence for the mass killing of Tamils and rape of Tamil women by the Sri Lankan Security Forces.<\/p>\n

\"Fonseka\"<\/a>

Fonseka<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThere were no rapes, no torture during my command during the war,\u201d Fonseka said in the interview.<\/p>\n

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Zeid Ra\u2019ad Al Hussein is to submit his report to the UN Human Rights Council in September about his findings regarding these killings and recommendations for justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased about Sarath Fonseka\u2019s commitment to answer to these mass killings and rape,\u201d said TGTE\u2019s Minister for International Affairs Mr. Manicka Vasagar.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he really believes in his innocence, we challenge him to open himself to international investigation. As a first step, we urge him to muster the courage and avail himself to the UN\u2019s Office of Investigation of Sri Lanka (OISL) and cooperate with them\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also urge the current President of Sri Lanka Mr. Sirisena, who was the acting defense minister during the final weeks of these killings and rapes, to clarify his position whether he himself is ready to face International war crimes trials to clear his name\u201d continued Mr. Manicka Vasagar.<\/p>\n

Recently, Sri Lankan President appointed an alleged suspect of war crimes Maj. Gen. Jagath Dias<\/span><\/a> as the new Army Chief. His appointment was criticized by international human rights organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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