Indonesia accuses West of double standards over Sri Lanka

Indonesia accused Western countries of applying double standards for their rights violation probe pushing into Sri Lanka’s final offensive against the LTTE comparing to the situation in Sri Lanka to that in Palestine and Afghanistan, according to local media.

“We see (the call for rights probe) are political. Why did they reject of respond unenthusiastically to the initiation of rights violations into Israel’s assault on Gaza?” the Jakarta Post quoted Foreign Ministry Spokesman Teuku Faizasyah as saying.

He said that Indonesia supports Colombo’s draft resolution to be presented at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council meeting on Sri Lanka in Geneva.

The resolution highlighted “the principle of non-interference” in internal matters and respected for Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence, Faizasyah said.