Paranagama Commission recommends Gambian model war crimes probe

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The Paranagama Commission on Missing Persons has recommended the Gambian model to try war crimes under the Sri Lankan judicial system. Calling the Gambian model a “successful experiment”, the Commission pointed out that a court, known as Special Division of the Supreme Court of Gambia, was set up in 1981 following an upheaval in which many died. It included judges from the Commonwealth. “This was a court that met both national and international concerns.” In the event of Sri Lanka establishing a “purely domestic tribunal” without the participation of foreign judges, the panel opined that “there should be international technical assistance and observer”. It called for making core crimes applicable in “non-international armed conflicts” part of Sri Lankan law. Otherwise, there could be “no effective domestic mechanism”. (The Hindu)

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