Comments on: Open Letter to President on the conduct of Sir Desmond de Silva https://groundviews.org/2015/08/04/open-letter-to-president-on-the-conduct-of-sir-desmond-de-silva/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-to-president-on-the-conduct-of-sir-desmond-de-silva Journalism for Citizens Thu, 06 Aug 2015 19:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Mahinda Gunasekera https://groundviews.org/2015/08/04/open-letter-to-president-on-the-conduct-of-sir-desmond-de-silva/#comment-60145 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 19:01:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17875#comment-60145 While immediate family members need to know the whereabouts of persons deemed missing, it is difficult to understand as to how and why the list of signed petitioners could object to recognized international legal experts on humanitarian law and war crimes issues being appointed as advisers to local Commissions of Inquiry on related matters. In addition to Sir Desmond de Silva, QC who is of Sri Lankan origin living and practising law in the UK, there were two other experts from the UK and one other from the USA who were also appointed as advisers to the Commission. Is it the fact that Sir Desmond de Silva is of Sri Lankan origin that the petitioners object to his role as an adviser?

]]> By: puniselva https://groundviews.org/2015/08/04/open-letter-to-president-on-the-conduct-of-sir-desmond-de-silva/#comment-60134 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 08:07:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17875#comment-60134 In reply to puniselva.

Which future govt will reduce militarisation of the North or stop economic activities of the armed forces unless it doesn’t care about returning to power for decades?

]]> By: puniselva https://groundviews.org/2015/08/04/open-letter-to-president-on-the-conduct-of-sir-desmond-de-silva/#comment-60128 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 11:36:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17875#comment-60128 Thank you all for writing the letter. Thank you Groudviews for posting it here.
Former President Mahinda Rajapakse’s immoral and unethical stance on almost all issues extends beyond his two terms in office as the President.

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