Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has asked why the government has changed its stance on the controversial video telecast on Britain's Channel 4.
UNP Kurunegala District parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara asked as to why the government has decided to probe the Channel 4 video after first claiming that it was forged.
The Sri Lankan government flatly rejected the video saying that the footage was a mere collection of previously aired unverified evidence put together by vested interests against the Sri Lankan government.
Jayasekara said the government's decision to probe the Channel 4 video has been commended by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
He pointed out that the government had acted in a similar manner with regard to the Panel of Experts on Sri Lanka appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Jayasekara observed that the government after rejecting the panel following its appointment secretly met with it in New York.
However, he said the government needed to clearly state its stance on the Channel 4 video.
The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed to probe Sri Lanka's civil war with the Tamil Tiger terrorists said it will examine the Channel 4 video.
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