The Switzerland based NGO, the Swiss Refugee Council this week warned against returning asylum seekers back to the island, due to 2015 reports that returnees were arrested or abducted.
Responding to the Sri Lankan foreign minister, Mangala Samaraweera's pledge that it was safe for those, mainly Tamils, who fled Sri Lanka to return to the island, the Sri Lanka expert at the NGO said, "in our view, this step comes too early."
Speaking to Swiss public radio on Thursday, Adrian Schuster said, “We have received reports that in 2015 returning people were arrested or abducted in Sri Lanka."
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Speaking in Switzerland on Thursday, Mr Samaweera had said, “We encourage citizens to return to take part in the reconstruction of the country".
“We guarantee the safety of citizens who return to the country," he added.
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