M. M. Zuhair presidents counsel has in a statement over the weekend backed Sri Lanka's Bar Association chief Anura Meddagoda's call fo domestic investigations of war crimes.
The former state counsel and former legislator, in his statement further said, “In my view, not only political leaders but also investigators, prosecutors and even judges and their families, who fail to uphold human right laws, may get exposed not only for international travel restrictions but also for other forms of legal harassment. The government must change course in the UNHRC on war crimes issues. A local investigation of allegations does not mean admission of war crimes!
There is no point at that time of screaming that Israel is not being prosecuted for far more serious crimes of genocide and apartheid in Palestine.” He emphasized.