U.N.’s Zeid accuses Sri Lanka of trying to sabotage war crimes probe

By Tom Miles and Shihar Aneez GENEVA/COLOMBO (Reuters) – The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday accused Sri Lanka of trying to “sabotage” a war crimes inquiry, creating a “wall of fear” to prevent witnesses from giving evidence. The U.N. Human Rights Council set up the inquiry in March to investigate crimes allegedly committed by both government forces and Tamil rebels during the final stages of a 26-year conflict that ended in 2009. …
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