Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry says that a truth-seeking mechanism will be established to investigate allegations of human rights violations. The minister mentioned this while addressing an internet forum yesterday (05).
Sabri expresses confidence that this mechanism will be operational before March next year.
Last year, former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa appointed a commission of inquiry headed by Supreme Court Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz to evaluate the findings of the previous commissions and committees and the way forward regarding human rights and truth-seeking activities. The commission’s investigations have now reached the final stage and the final report is scheduled to be released this month.
The commission’s first report was handed over to then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July 2021.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs says that the commission’s final report will propose to investigate, report, or take necessary action based on previous commissions or committees appointed to investigate human rights violations, serious violations of international humanitarian law, and other such offenses.
The minister also mentions that the truth-seeking mechanism will be established based on that report.
