The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration
The Minister of Justice and National Integration responded to concerns about mass graves, stating that funding had been allocated for investigations at Kokkuthoduvai, Mannar, and Colombo sites. He said the recent Chemmani matter would be examined and that evidence would be protected. He affirmed that justice should apply to all Sri Lankans, while indicating he would provide a fuller response in his winding-up speech.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Ponnambalam, I will reply more fully in my winding up. For now, on the mass graves you mentioned: for Kokkuthoduvai we have allocated in two stages Rs. 5.6 million and Rs. 9.6 million; for Mannar, Rs. 288,000; for Colombo mass graves, Rs. 810,000 and Rs. 1.9 million. Chemmani is recent; we will definitely look into it and protect all evidence. We believe justice is for everyone, North and South. We may differ on approach, but justice will be done to all Sri Lankans. I will elaborate at the end. Thank you.
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