Allegations against Govt baseless, unfounded

Second Interim Report submitted:

COLOMBO: The allegations levelled against the Government on abductions, disappearances and murders are baseless, said former High Court Judge Mahanama Thilakaratne, Chairman of the One Man Presidential Commission, appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to inquire into allegations of abductions, disappearances and murders in the country.

After submitting the Second Interim Report of the Presidential Commission to the President a few days ago, the Chairman of the Commission said that the allegations directed at the government were baseless and unfounded.

The Commissioner’s report has disclosed that according to its findings, such allegations pertained to people who have voluntarily gone into oblivion by reason of their going abroad or gone into hiding in order to achieve their personal objectives thereby bringing discredit to the police and the Armed Forces.

The Two-man Commission appointed to inquire into the assassination of Joseph Pararajasingham also submitted its final inquiry report to the President on the same occasion, a press release from the President’s Office said.