“Romesh Javasingha is a spokesperson for the same Government who unlawfully imprisoned 300,000 Tamil civilians and mislead the international community about evidence of war crimes.
“It’s time to stop enabling their lies.”
Dr Sam Pari - Spokesperson for the Australian Tamil Congress (ATC)
“The Australian Tamil Congress completely dismisses claims made by Romesh Jayasingha, the permanent secretary to Sri Lanka's Foreign Affairs Minister, that Sri Lanka is a safe place for Tamils.
"These Tamils fled Sri Lanka because they feared persecution by the Sri Lankan Government.
“If this threat was not real, why would the UNHCR approve their claims for asylum?" said Dr Sam Pari, Official Spokesperson for the Australian Tamil Congress.
"The Sri Lankan Government’s history of misleading and deceiving the international community has been reinforced time and time again most recently, with the United Nations making public accusations about the possibility of complicity in war crimes.
“Sri Lanka is a country with a very dubious human rights record against ethnic minorities, including Tamils. These concerns are well documented in numerous reports by the United Nations, Amnesty International and the US State Department.
“Recently the Government of Sri Lanka was caught out by the United Nations for alleging a video showing a heinous war crime committed by the Sri Lankan Military was fake.
“Despite Sri Lanka's catergorical denial, experts from the United Nations declared the video to be genuine and called for an investigation into possible war crimes committed during the civil war in Sri Lanka which lasted for almost three decades”, said Dr Pari.
Sam Pari, MD is available for interview on this topic Ph: 0433 428 967
