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Sirisena Urges Trump To Push Rights Council Drop War Crimes Charges Against Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, left, talks with former president Mahinda Rajapakse. Photo credit: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/GettyImages
Sirisena said he was making a similar appeal to the incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. However, during a visit by outgoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Sri Lanka last month, Sirisena had asked for more time to investigate war crimes.
Sri Lanka has said it will set up special courts to address issues of accountability, but the promised judicial mechanisms are yet to be established. There have been allegations that troops killed up to 40,000 minority Tamils during the final battle against separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009.
With inputs from AFP.
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