Govt holds talks with Cyril Ramaphosa on truth seeking mechanism

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The government held talks with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to explore the possibility of getting his country’s support for the establishment of the domestic truth seeking mechanism as part of reconciliation process, a Minister said .

The South African leader was in Sri Lanka for a short time on November 16 on his way home from Bali after attending the G20 summit.

In South Africa ,the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was set up to investigate political crimes during the apartheid era. Mr. Ramaphosa was also the chief negotiator of iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela in holding talks with the apartheid regime for transition to democracy .

Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry told Daily Mirror he had worked out a concept paper to set up a similar commission in Sri Lanka to ascertain what happened during the war time. The Minister said South African expertise would be sought in this regard . He had given an assurance to the United Nations Human Rights Council ( UNHRC) that a domestic truth seeking mechanism would be set up .

“We held talks with the South African President when he was in Sri Lanka ,” he said.The Minister said he would submit a Cabinet paper soon seeking approval to proceed with the setting up of this mechanism.(Kelum Bandara)

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Dr Nalliah Monday, 21 November 2022 10:02 AM

Include also the time when the Indian Army was in Jaffna, so many horrendous things happened to the Tamil civilians that has to come out, including the massacre of all Doctors, Nurses, Lab Technicians, and Patients at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital.

BuffaloaCitizen Monday, 21 November 2022 01:44 PM

All bullshit. The carnage to Tamils happened only by Sinhalese and their Army. 1983 riots is just an example where even Sinhalese doctors in Hospitals refused to treat bleeding Tamil civilians mauled by Sinhalese civilians on the road. What a terrible shame.

Truth seeker Monday, 21 November 2022 10:40 AM

Better late than never.

BuffaloaCitizen Monday, 21 November 2022 01:46 PM

Justice Delayed is justice denied. Repercussions for sins committed by Sinhalese on Tamils is what is happening now in this country.

Karalasingam Sivalingam Monday, 21 November 2022 11:23 AM

Remarkable step in the right direction. Congratulations Ranil.

War Reparations Monday, 21 November 2022 12:14 PM

India also should be made to pay "War Reparations" for the Tamil people in the North and East in Sri Lanka who suffered war crimes, massacres and untold other heinous crimes including the forced conscription of Tamil youth for their own auxillary Tamil army, in a "Secret War Without Witness" under the illegal Indian army invasion and occupation that was made possible only by the heartless complicity of JR's regime. In fact, this Indian invasion has brutalised and traumatized the entire SL society especially the youth that had borne the brunt of this calamity of a dreaded foreign army invasion.

L De Silva Monday, 21 November 2022 07:27 PM

Hahahaha not again!! Prey, why is Sabry reinventing the wheel!! This was a process that had already begun over a decade back with the help of the south African High commission in SL then!! Jeezus are these people just waking up from deep slumber just now!!??? Do some goddamn research Will ya before opening your mouth and proving you're an idiot to all and sundry!! I'm surprised Ranil agrees with this copy cat idea with his long term memories!! Sabry must be trying hard to score brownie points with the leader!!

Buddhist Monday, 21 November 2022 10:51 PM

Ranil did this sometime back and nothing happened, is this the second eyewash?

Kumar Tuesday, 22 November 2022 02:56 AM

Ask sri lanka police they are experts on truth extraction.

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