Colombo: Sri Lanka says there's no need for an international probe into its human rights record as proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Sri Lanka's Head of Parliament and Cabinet Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva emphasised Saturday that his country is a sovereign state and therefore will resist attempts for an international investigation, Xinhua reported.
Cameron delivered a tough message to Sri Lanka here Saturday, insisting that if the island country does not put its human rights issues in order by March 2014, his country will push for an international investigation into the alleged war crimes.
Pointing out that "this is not a new threat by Britain", de Silva insisted that the Sri Lankan government would appeal to other members of the United Nations Human Rights Council to stave off an external interference into the human rights issues of Sri Lanka.
"The Commonwealth will not be used as another global policeman," de Silva said.
The Commonwealth should be a platform for the member states to interact with each other to reach consensus, and nobody has the right to pass judgment on the other's issues, he added.
