By Shamindra FerdinandoEducation Minister Prof. G.L. Prof. Peiris asked how the UNHRC as regards Sri Lanka pursued a controversial agenda not compatible with its mandate. The Education Minister said the UN rights chief and the UNHRC had no business to intervene in such domestic matters. Would that be possible until the armed forces crushed the LTTE, Prof. Peiris asked. Prof. Peiris said that the Office of the Missing Persons (OMP), too, was continuing its work.

Source: The Nation February 11, 2021 00:00 UTC