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Bhagwati meets Rajapaksa

COLOMBO: Head of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) Justice P.N. Bhagwati called on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday to sort out the issues pertaining to the functioning of the Commission appointed by the latter on human rights violations.

A senior official in the Presidential Secretariat told The-Hindu that the one-to-one meeting was “cordial”. He said the focus was on ways to carry forward the mandate of the President for a transparent and fair mechanism to monitor and bring to book those responsible for violation of human rights.

The 11-member inter-continental experts group led by Justice Bhagwati was invited by the Government in February to oversee the functioning of the Presidential Commission of Enquiry (COI) set up in November to investigate prominent cases of human rights violations in the island since August 2005.

According to the Presidential Secretariat, the President promised to strengthen the COI on issues related to funds and other logistical issues.

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