World criminal court chief due in SL: Medamulana war criminals get cold feet

(Lanka-e-News-07.Jan.2014, 11.55PM) The US State department had issued a notification that Stephen Rapp the US representative of the International criminal court (ICC) is slated to officially arrive in Sri Lanka (SL) on the 6th. This will be Rapp’s second visit to SL.

Rapp who is visiting SL with a view to conduct a detailed study of the alleged war crimes, the liabilities , the reconciliation measures taken etc. will be leaving the country on the 11 th.

It is learnt that a huge cross section of the government including officials , government politicians, leaders of other political hues and civil organization leaders will be met by him.

Steven Rap is a lawyer of repute of the international criminal court , and is currently a Director of the US senate.

When a war crime court was appointed to investigate the 1994 genocide in Ruwanda , it was Stephen Rapp who prepared the plaint pertaining to the assistance that was rendered by the Ruwanda’s broadcasting station and media towards the crimes committed . In addition Rapp formulated the plaints against the war criminal, Siyara Lyanhi and Liberian former President Charles Taylor.

It is significant to note that in every instance where he filed plaints against war criminals , every one of the criminals faced punishment .

Meanwhile, international monitors say , the US is to present a resolution against Rajapakse regime to the Human rights commission , Geneva in March 2014, and after the Geneva sessions , economic sanctions are to be imposed by US on SL .

The impending tour of Stephen Rapp had made the Rajapakses to get cold feet so much so that Medamaluna MaRa has made a beeline lastday to the middle east on a five day tour to warm his feet and calm his heart beat at least momentarily.