{"id":4942,"date":"2024-02-17T20:10:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T12:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tgte-us.org\/?p=4942"},"modified":"2024-02-17T20:10:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T12:10:37","slug":"tgte-welcomes-canadian-leader-pierre-poilievres-pledge-take-sri-lanka-icj-charges-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tgte-us.org\/?p=4942","title":{"rendered":"TGTE Welcomes Canadian Leader Pierre Poilievre\u2019s Pledge to Take Sri Lanka to the ICJ on Charges of Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"Link:\u00a0https:\/\/www.einpresswire.com\/article\/688961053\/tgte-welcomes-canadian-leader-pierre-poilievre-s-pledge-to-take-sri-lanka-to-the-icj-on-charges-of-genocide<\/a>\r\n

We will be directing lawyers for foreign affairs Canada to pursue applications for the prosecution of the regime in int’l criminal courts to be prosecuted.<\/p>\r\n

Hon Pierre Poilievre has proved himself to be a great Canadian leader who stands up to Canada’s exemplary values. Tamils congratulate him for his principal position.\u201d\u2014 Visuvanathan RudrakumaranTORONTO, CANADA, February 16, 2024 \/EINPresswire.com\/ — Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) today welcomes Canada\u2019s Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre\u2019s pledge to take Sri Lanka to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and appoint lawyers to pursue charges against accused war criminals in International Criminal Court [ICC].<\/p>\r\n

Giving interviews to two Tamil media outlets in recent months, Poilievre said his plan includes “Magnitsky sanctions to specifically target guilty members of the Rajapaksa regime for their role in the genocide\u201d.\r\nhttps:\/\/www.tamilguardian.com\/content\/canada-s-conservative-party-leader-pledges-take-sri-lanka-international-court-justice<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe will move motions to censor at the UN and in other international fora to hold the regime accountable for their abuses and to recognize on the world stage that this was a genocide that they carried out against the Tamils.\u201d he continued.<\/p>\r\n

Poilievre told another Tamil outlet that \u201cwe will be directing lawyers for foreign affairs Canada to pursue applications for the prosecution of the regime in international criminal courts so they can be prosecuted for the genocide that they carried out\u201d.\r\nhttps:\/\/www.tamilguardian.com\/content\/canada-s-conservative-party-leader-pledges-take-sri-lanka-international-court-justice<\/p>\r\n

“Honorable Pierre Poilievre has proved himself to be a great Canadian leader who stands up to Canada’s exemplary values and people fighting for justice around the world. Tamils congratulate him for his principal position,\u201d said Mr. VisuvanatthanRudrakumaran, Prime Minister of TGTE.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe circumstances leading to South Africa\u2019s petition before the International Court of Justice charging Israel with genocide against the Palestinians is reminiscent of the situation during the final stages of the war between the Tamils and Sri Lankan state.\u201d continued Rudrakumaran.<\/p>\r\n

The 2012 UN Internal Review Report [Petrie Report] stated that \u201cover 70,000 civilians are unaccounted for during the final stages of the war\u201d. Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called the Government of Sri Lanka to enact statutes criminalizing genocide. The TGTE launched a signature campaign calling for an international investigation of the international crimes during the final stages of the conflict in Sri Lanka. More than 16 million people signed the petition.https:\/\/www.einnews.com\/pr_news\/255531389\/refer-sri-lanka-to-international-criminal-court-million-signature-campaign-launched-in-15-languages-by-tgte.<\/p>\r\n

Mr. Polievre\u2019s position is consistent with the unanimous resolution passed in the Canadian Parliament on 19th June 2019 \u201ccalling upon the United Nations to establish an international independent investigation in the allegations of genocide against Tamils committed in Sri Lanka\u201d. continued Rudrakumaran.<\/p>\r\n

“The fact that there is no statute of limitations to bring charges against those guilty of genocide and the complete lack of accountability so far shows that Sri Lanka should be urgently referred to the I.C.J. Failure to do so will once again underline the double standards followed by international institutions and the global community depending on the political weight, race and class of the victims of genocide.” He continued.<\/p>\r\n

“Between 1956 and 2008, Tamils have been subject to 157 racial massacres on the island of Sri Lanka including the 1958, 1977, and 1983 racial pogroms. The racial killings culminated in the 2009 Mullivaaikal Genocide.” Continued Rudrakumaran.<\/p>\r\n

“Former High Commissioner Al Hussein stated in his 2015 report that the crimes committed in the final stages of war in Sri Lanka are \u201csystemic crimes\u201d. The available evidence clearly establish that it is the Sri Lankan state that committed the international crimes. It should be held accountable” concludes Rudrakumaran.<\/p>\r\n\r\n