{"id":99574,"date":"2013-08-10T17:49:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T12:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=99574"},"modified":"2013-08-14T16:23:05","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T10:53:05","slug":"us-calls-for-a-thorough-and-transparent-inquiry-into-all-aspects-of-weliweriya-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/us-calls-for-a-thorough-and-transparent-inquiry-into-all-aspects-of-weliweriya-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"US Calls For A Thorough And Transparent Inquiry Into All Aspects Of Weliweriya Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">The US Government has called for a transparent and thorough investigation into the Weliweriya violence that claimed three lives and injured dozens in the small town on August 1.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe United States is concerned by recent violent incidents, including shootings of unarmed protesters, in Weliweriya, Sri Lanka,\u201d US State Department Spokesman Jen Psaki said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a statement released from Washington DC, Psaki said that the US continued to urge all sides to exercise restraint and urge the authorities to respect the right of peaceful protest.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Psaki said the US was particularly concerned by reports that protestors seeking refuge within a Catholic church were attacked there.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThere is never any excuse for violence, particularly in a house of worship,\u201d the Spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe call for a thorough and transparent inquiry into all aspects of the Weliweriya violence, for those conclusions to be made public, and for there to be a credible mechanism to prosecute any wrongdoing,\u201d her statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p>We give below the US statement in full;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78469\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/us-statement-un-human-rights-council-vote-on-sri-lanka-reconciliation\/u-s-senator-kerry-testifies-during-his-senate-foreign-relations-committee-confirmation-hearing-to-be-secretary-of-state-on-capitol-hill-in-washington\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78469\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78469\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78469\" title=\"U.S. Senator Kerry testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing to be secretary of state, on Capitol Hill in Washington\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/John-Kerry-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/John-Kerry-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/John-Kerry.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-78469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of State John Kerry<\/p><\/div>\n<p>U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE<\/p>\n<p>Office of the Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>For Immediate Release<\/p>\n<p>August 9, 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2013\/0986<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>STATEMENT BY JEN PSAKI, SPOKESPERSON<\/p>\n<p>Violent Incidents in Weliweriya, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p>The United States is concerned by recent violent incidents, including shootings of unarmed protesters, in Weliweriya, Sri Lanka. We offer our condolences to the families of the deceased and injured, continue to urge all sides to exercise restraint, and urge the authorities to respect the right of peaceful protest.<\/p>\n<p>We are particularly concerned by reports that protestors seeking refuge within a Catholic church were attacked there. There is never any excuse for violence, particularly in a house of worship.<\/p>\n<p>We call for a thorough and transparent inquiry into all aspects of the Weliweriya violence, for those conclusions to be made public, and for there to be a credible mechanism to prosecute any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":78469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2187,1,6969,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-most-popular","category-news","category-popular-stories","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US Calls For A Thorough And Transparent Inquiry Into All Aspects Of Weliweriya Violence - 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