Mahinda’s visit to Malaysia had drawn protests from a group of ethnic Indian Malaysians who have dubbed him a “war criminal” for atrocities and killings allegedly committed by the military during Sri Lanka’s civil war.
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“This is not good for the country, it was an attack against the government”, Rajapaksa said at the airport upon his return from Malaysia.
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Malaysia Ibrahim Ansar has been assaulted by a group of persons at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport today, 4 September 2016.
The MFA in a statement said the Sri Lanka Government condemned in the “strongest terms”, the act of violence on the High Commissioner.
The Malay Mail online reported that around 50 people had protested outside the Putra World Trade Centre in Malaysia over the last two days.
According to NST’s report yesterday, Ibrahim was at the KLIA to send off Sri Lanka’s Primary Industries Minister, Daya Gamage, who had attended the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), in Kuala Lumpur.
Satees said it was appalling that Malaysia’s top leaders and ruling party Barisan Nasional ignored calls to stop Rajapaksa from attending a political summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar, who confirmed the assault, said police were now tracking down the perpetrators.
The UN Human Rights Commission had a year ago urged the government to investigate the disappearances of civilians, including those of people alleged to have been secretly abducted by state-backed groups and paramilitary units.
The government of Sri Lanka should take all necessary steps to demand the Malaysian Government to track down these Indian origin LTTE culprits and bring them before the “Rule of Law” in Malaysia at the earliest and appropriate punishment should be mooted against them.
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Both factions were accused of human rights violations, where instances of starvation, torture, recruitment of child soldiers and civilian-targeted attacks, including suicide bombings, were rampant.
