The British Tamil Forum (BTF), in a statement released on Tuesday, welcoming the Northern Provincial Council resolution on the genocide of Tamils, called on the British government to take immediate steps to refer the Sri Lankan case of genocide to the International Criminal Court.
"BTF calls upon the UK government to take immediate diplomatic initiatives to ensure that the Sri Lankan government’s efforts to delay and derail the international investigation are defeated. Furthermore, as called for by the NPC resolution, BTF calls upon the UK government to take immediate diplomatic measures to refer the Sri Lankan case to the International Criminal Court so that the perpetrators of genocide and crimes against humanity are brought to justice," the statement said.
Commending the Northern Provincial Council and the Chief Minister CV Wigneswaran for passing a “historic resolution,” the statement said,
“BTF commends the Chief Minister and the members of the Northern Provincial Council for passing this historic resolution. BTF believes it strengthens declarations by UK parliamentarians at the recent APPGT-BTF annual dinner that genocide has occurred in Sri Lanka. BTF also hopes that this resolution will strengthen the UK government’s support for an international independent investigation, particularly one that investigates all crimes – including the crime of genocide – that the Tamil people believe they have suffered.”
See full statement here.
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