Ban says finding not complete

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon today said that his Expert Committee on Sri Lanka has not been able to complete the initial stage of its investigations and they are still negotiating with Sri Lanka.

Answering to a question at the Oxford University in UK, Mr. Moon said “I share your concerns and it concerned me at the time when the Sri Lankan government was fighting and fight coming to an end. I visited Sri Lanka twice and I had very serious talks with the president and the government leaders of Sri Lanka. After a lengthy, very difficult and almost turbulent conversations and also negotiations I was able to convince the Sri Lankan government that a group of experts will be established. It seems just now it has not been able to complete their initial stage and they are still negotiating with Sri Lanka.

“Accountability whatever and wherever it has happened should be verified and any perpetrators of crimes should be held accountable. That is the basic principle of justice.”

“Sometime some wonder how to build justice and political power and political stability. Political stability is sometimes important but if it is not accompanied by justice the political stability cannot be sustainable. Likewise if there was no political stability we may not be able to carry out justice. So as far as we have the opportunity, political stability and justice should go hand in hand. And that is what I have been doing to achieve even in Sri Lanka and I will continue to do that.”

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Hiran Friday, 04 February 2011 04:08 PM

I am very, verly soly to say! You and your UN are an incomplete concept. Therefore, everything you and the organisation that you give leadership; handle will have the same consequent!

KHKaru Friday, 04 February 2011 04:29 PM

Hope it will get delayed till November, the election time.Hope it will be payback time as well !

KHKaru Friday, 04 February 2011 04:37 PM

UN SG, your justice is blind in one eye, and the blind eye is apparently focused on US, Europe, Iraq, Afghanistan etc. The other eye is crooked and ruthless, and so is your justice !

Steve Friday, 04 February 2011 04:52 PM

Moon should be in Egypt and addressing issues which is more serious.

Lalith Friday, 04 February 2011 05:17 PM

May you suffer as those Sri Lankans suffered at Kebithigolewa and other places and as now in Afghanistan. Then, you will understand what you are talking about!

namal Friday, 04 February 2011 07:14 PM

Good luck with making Sri Lankans look inside themselves.

Thas Friday, 04 February 2011 11:07 PM

Take your time, but come up with the correct and honest finding(s). That's what the world is waiting for.

nikita Saturday, 05 February 2011 03:25 AM

you cant be banki moon, but be monkeymoon. you always talks from your behind not from the proper mouth

UNL Saturday, 05 February 2011 04:12 AM

Maybe nothing there to find

Villager Saturday, 05 February 2011 12:45 PM

I said many hours ago that most of these comments reflect racial stereo-typing and xenophobia

Lal Sunday, 06 February 2011 02:27 AM

Ban this clumsy fool and his team from entering Sri lanka. Put a ban on Ban.

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