LLRC goes to Jaffna

The  Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to hold the next hearing in Jaffna, the chairman of the Commission, President’s Counsel C.R. de Silva disclosed.

The Commission expects to obtain views and accounts of the people in Jaffna at the hearing scheduled to be held in mid November.

The Chairman said that all facilities will be provided for anyone who is willing to give evidence before the Commission.

The Commission normally conducts its hearings at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute in Colombo 7.

The LLRC has held public sittings in Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, and Batticaloa. The Commission held public sessions in Vavuniya on 14 & 15 August and also visited the welfare villages where around 20,000 displaced people are still housed.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in May 2010 appointed the eight-member Commission to report on the lessons to be learnt from the events during the period 21 February 2002 to 19 May 2009. (www.colombopage.com)