Ruling coalition partner calls for British HC deportation

by admin
May 30, 2012

The National Freedom Front (NFF), a constituent party of the ruling coalition in Sri Lanka, has called for the deportation of the British High Commissioner John Rankin, after he criticised the disproportionate military presence in the Northeast of the island.

At a press briefing, Piyasiri Wijenayake of the NFF, said it was not up to the British High Commissioner to decide on the withdrawal of military camps in the country, ColomboPage reported on Wednesday.

Wijenayake said that the High Commissioner should be deported for interfering in the defence matters of Sri Lanka for the comments made on a video made by the British High Commission.

Mr Rankin had already been summoned by the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry for the comments made by him.

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