‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’

Transcript of House of Commons question and answer

(June 16, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) Wednesday’s are Prime Ministers question time in the House of Commons. This will be broadcast live and surgically analyzed by the political pundits. Following the exchanges between the Prime Minister David Camaron and the Opposition Leader Ed Millaband, the Member of Parliament for Illford North raised the question on Channel 4 documentary on Sri Lanka on June 14,2011 at 11.00pm.

Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North) (Con): Last night on Channel 4 there was a documentary called “Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields”, showing the atrocities committed by the Sri Lankan Government against the Tamil people, which resulted in about 40,000 people being killed. Will the Prime Minister join me in calling for justice for the Tamil people, and for the people who lost their lives?


The Prime Minister: I did not see the documentary, but I understand it was an extremely powerful programme. It refers to some very worrying events that are alleged to have taken place towards the end of that campaign. The Government, along with other Governments, have said that the Sri Lankan Government needs that to be investigated, and the UN needs it to be investigated. We need to make sure that we get to the bottom of what happened, and that lessons are learned.

(Source: Parliament UK)