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SL working towards fulfilling pledges made to UNHRC: Prime Minister
Sri Lanka was working towards fulfilling the pledges made to the UNHRC where steps were being taken to release the remaining LTTE detainees and scrapping of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) was in the final stage, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said today.
He told Parliament that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had given required guidance to release LTTE detainees.
Responding to a question by Parliamentarian G.L. Peiris, the Prime Minister said the government had taken meaningful steps to fulfill the pledges to the UNHRC.
"Then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa released a larger number of LTTE detainees. President Ranil Wickremesinghe has also issued necessary guidance to release the remaining detainees. The draft bill to scrap the PTA has been approved by the Cabinet. It will be presented in the Cabinet soon," he said.
Prof. Peiris said the government has had to face the resolution at the UNHRC as Sri Lanka failed to fulfill its pledges.
Prof. Peiris said it was a matter of concern that Sri Lanka has failed to garner the support of even countries like Qatar, UAE and a few Asian countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Prime Minister said Sri Lanka was not isolated and that some countries had abstained from voting to honour their countries' international and domestic policies.
"Their decision at the UNHRC will not affect trade, aid or any other matter concerning Sri Lanka," he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)
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