The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) has expressed its opposition to the appointment of former military and defence officials to the Office of Reparations, Opposition MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam said.
In a post on ‘X’, MP Shanakiyan said the ITAK has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake opposing the appointment of ex-military and defence officials to the Office of Reparations.
“For years, families of victims have said they have no faith in domestic accountability. They’ve been clear, they can’t trust institutions led by the same people connected to their suffering. The Government keeps promising a domestic process, but if these names go through, it’ll only confirm every fear those families have expressed,” he said.
MP Shanakiyan pointed out that the ITAK has also written to the President over 4 months ago requesting a meeting to discuss concerns, but there has been no reply. (Newswire)
