Criticizing Pillay is a disgrace to the country-UNP

30 August 2013 02:50 pm

The United National Party (UNP) said the country had been disgraced in the face of the world for criticizing the United Nation Human Rights Commissioner Navaneethan Pillay after inviting her to the country.

“It was not ethical to make someone uncomfortable after inviting them to our country. It is our country that being insulted from these actions,” UNP Parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella told a news conference.

He said it was President Mahinda Rajapaksa who introduced the United Nation Human Rights Council to the country.

“It was Mahinda Rajapaksa who went to the UNHRC in secret with a missing persons list in 1988-89,” he said.

Speaking at the news conference MP K. Velayudham said the final report based on UNHR Chief’s weeklong tour in the country would be harmful to the country. (Lahiru Pothmulla)