Joint opposition claims revenge being taken on military

06 Jun, 2017

The joint opposition today claimed in Parliament that revenge was being taken on military officers to?appease the international community.

After submitting a motion to Parliament on the Geneva Resolution,?joint opposition member Dinesh Gunawardena said that the Geneva Resolution was a threat to Sri Lanka’s sovereignty.

He said that in order to keep those who supported the Resolution happy, the Government had arrested some military officers over allegations they were involved in some criminal incidents.

Gunawardena noted that when the world was calling for action on terrorism, the very countries called for action against Sri Lanka for defeating terrorism. (Colombo Gazette)

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