Former Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Vignesawaran has said that a UN office must be established in the North to ensure that justice for war victims is achieved.
He said that the UN office must be set-up to investigate into war crimes, human rights violations and allegations of enforced disappearances during the war.
The former Chief Minister also claimed that the government has destroyed the reputation of the UN human rights council by acting against the Geneva resolution and the investigations into war crimes.
He made this remarks during a protest that was held in Kilinochchi by the Tamil Makkal Kootani party yesterday demanding that justice be delivered to the families of war victims.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
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