Thovile outside UN office

[lkdood]

Minister Wimal Weerawansa led NFF supporters are performing a ‘Thovile’, a ritual ceremony of chanting, dancing and drumming to drive off evil spirits outside the UN office in Colombo where they are protesting.

The move came as External Affairs Secretary Romesh Jayasinghe was having talks with UN office representatives in Colombo in a bid to convey Weerawansa’s demand to get the UN to withdrawal the panel of experts appointed to probe alleged war crimes.

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[lkdood]

UN temporarily closed

The UN office in Colombo has been temporarily closed and the UN staff has been advised to work from home tomorrow as a result of the tense situation which developed outside the UN office today, UN sources told Daily Mirror online.

UN sources said that instructions to work from home was issued to the UN staff today after the group of protestors led by Minister Wimal Weerawansa who gathered outside the UN office laid siege to the building and prevented the UN staff from leaving the premises.

However there was no indication for how long the UN staff would stay away from their office although it is expected that a decision would be taken following a review of the latest developments.

Meanwhile when contacted, officials at the UN Headquarters in New York said that New York was closely monitoring the situation in Colombo and would take the matter up with the Sri Lankan government.

“We are fully aware of what is happening in Colombo and are closely monitoring the situation. We will raise the matter with the necessary people,” the official said refusing to comment further.

Meanwhile UN Associate spokesman Farhan Haq, speaking to reporters in New York a short while ago said that the UN had registered its strong objections with the Sri Lankan government over the protest organised by Minister Wimal Weerawansa outside the UN office which prevented UN staff from entering and leaving the premises.

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