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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Friday, June 2, 2017
SRI LANKA:PERPETRATORS OF HATE CRIMES SHOULD BE SWIFTLY BROUGHT TO JUSTICE; AMBASSADORS EXPRESS SOLIDARITY MUSLIM COMMUNITY.
Image: Ambassadors and representatives of the diplomatic community
visiting the Dewatagaha Mosque in the wake of attacks targetting the
Muslim community.
The Heads of Mission of the European Union, Australia, Canada, the
Netherlands, Norway, South Africa and Switzerland together with other
diplomatic representatives today visited the Dewatagaha Mosque to meet
leaders of the Muslim community. The visit followed in the wake of
attacks on mosques and businesses owned by people in the community.
The ambassadors expressed their solidarity and welcomed the clear
condemnation for these hate crimes from HE President Sirisena and Hon
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe. They emphasised the importance of the
rule of law and called for prompt action to ensure that the perpetrators
of these crimes were swiftly brought to justice.
EU Ambassador Margue said: “Sri Lankans know all too well the
consequences of religious and ethnic hatred. These reprehensible actions
are intended to sow discord at a time when national reconciliation and
tolerance is moving forward. It is important that the Government and the
Police ensure that there is no impunity for hate crimes. It is
important that religious communities are at the forefront of efforts to
promote understanding and oppose the spreading of hate.
– press release issued by EU Sri Lanka office.