Rajiva Wijesinha

“ To conclude, Mr President, we also regret Mr Scheinin’s possibly critical comment on the legislation introduced by Sri Lanka in 2006 to control such funding. We are fully in support of aid to suffering people but we cannot permit this to be a disguise for terrorist activity, which we are determined to suppress, and for which we need the support of all our colleagues. ”

“ Contrary to Para 56 on Mr Scheinin’s Report, the UNICEF office in Sri Lanka used as a matter of dogma it seemed to return former child soldiers to areas under terrorist control where they were subject to re-recruitment. Greater coherence is required to ensure that terrorism does not benefit, and victims suffer even more, because of blind adherence to inappropriate concepts. ”

“ We are grateful to countries such as France, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Denmark too for initiating prosecutions to stop such funding. We are sorry that other countries in the European Union have not followed suit. ”