Massive protest outside UN

6 July 2010 05:34 am

By Supun Dias

A large crowd has gathered outside the UN office in Colombo to stage a protest against UN Chief Ban Ki Moon’s decision to appoint an Expert Panel. Government Minister Wimal Weerawansa is leading the protest.

More than a 1000 protestors have gathered outside the UN office in Bauddhaloka Mawatha. 

The protestors have put down a police barricade near the UN office and have got on top of the UN parapet wall and are staging the protest against the UN Secretary General.

The protestors have also begun a 'sathyagraha' until Ban Ki Moon reverts his decision.

Weerawansa had last week urged the public to surround the UN office in Sri Lanka and trap the staff inside until a decision was taken by the UN Secretary General to dissolve the panel he appointed on Sri Lanka.

The UN last week responded by saying its security officials were monitoring the comments made by Weerawansa and said there was an indication the government may apologise to the comments made by the government minister. (Daily Mirror online).

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