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Message: <blockquote data-quote="malakadss" data-source="post: 25018147" data-attributes="member: 179884">Swiss Federal Department of Foreign  Affairs (FDFA) has criticised lack of due process in case against a  local employee of the Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka. “The FDFA expects the  Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities to comply with national law and  international judicial standards and to ensure that the employee's  rights are now better protected,” the FDFA said in a statement today.  “The FDFA has repeatedly called for due  process to be followed. In particular, the FDFA has criticised the  30-hour interrogation to which the employee was subjected over three  days despite being in poor health and the public statements by senior  Sri Lankan officials questioning her account before the investigations  had been completed.”  Full statementAn employee of the Swiss Embassy in Colombo has today been detained on  the grounds that she allegedly made false statements. The FDFA is  concerned about this development and calls on the Sri Lankan judicial  authorities to ensure better protection of its employee's personal  rights in any further proceedings and compliance with national law and  international standards. The FDFA and the Swiss Embassy in Colombo will  continue to meet their responsibilities as an employer and do everything  in their power to assist the member of staff concerned.  On 25 November 2019, the local employee  of the Swiss Embassy reported that she had been abducted in Colombo to  force her to disclose embassy-related information. Both the victim and  the Swiss embassy cooperated fully with the Sri Lankan authorities  during the proceedings. The FDFA has repeatedly called for due process  to be followed. In particular, the FDFA has criticised the 30-hour  interrogation to which the employee was subjected over three days  despite being in poor health and the public statements by senior Sri  Lankan officials questioning her account before the investigations had  been completed.  Following the arrest of its employee,  the FDFA expects the Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities to comply  with national law and international judicial standards and to ensure  that the employee's rights are now better protected. As an employer, the  FDFA calls on the Sri Lankan authorities to meet their obligations  under applicable law and give due consideration to the employee's poor  state of health. Switzerland wishes to emphasise that in this  high-profile case Sri Lanka's reputation as a country that upholds the  rule of law is at stake. The FDFA and the Swiss Embassy in Colombo will  continue to support their employee as far as possible.  The FDFA has reiterated to the Sri  Lankan authorities that it is seeking a common and constructive way  forward to resolve the security incident. On 16 December 2019, the Swiss  ambassador in Colombo emphasised this again in a face-to-face meeting  with Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapakse</blockquote>

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