Govt rejects UN panel report

Says fundamentally flawed:

*Whole affair outside UN system

*No authority to conduct investigations

*Report stumbling block to reconciliation process

The government strongly objects to the publication of the report of the UN Secretary General’s Panel of Experts on accountability in Sri Lanka and to the taking of measures based on the recommendations made by the said panel since the panel is not appointed by the UN system, External Affairs Minister Professor G L Peiris said yesterday.

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