Prime Minister Ranil Denies his Interview to the Channel-4

The Prime Minister denies by saying 'International involvement not ruled out'. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today denied reports that -- at an interview with Channel Four -- he had said the Sri Lankan Government had not ruled out a foreign judicial inquiry on alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka.

Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliament he had never told such a thing during the interview he gave to Channel Four. Ranil Wickremesinghe also said that some media are unnecessarily concerned about the probe on alleged human rights. He said the government would never allow an international war crimes probe and clarified the recent statement made by President Maithripala Sirisena that foreign judges are not needed for the probe saying the president only meant that most of the activities with regard to a probe will be done by local experts. "Me, the President Maithripala Sirisena and the others in the government are of the same view," he said. But, however, he said the assistance of experts such as Desmond De Silva will be sought. The media came under heavy criticism by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who said that the local media and TV channels in the country are engaged in hunting for some people. He also said that, some media are on a hunt for certain people he said.