U.S. blacklists Sri Lankan Army Chief citing killings and abuses
The United States has blacklisted Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva, for human rights violations including extrajudicial killings during the last phase of the country’s civil war in 2009, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on February 14.
“The allegations of gross human rights violations against Shavendra Silva, documented by the United Nations and other organisations, are serious and credible,” Mr. Pompeo said in a statement.
The sanctions imposed on February 14 by Washington bar Lt. gen. Silva and his family members from entering the United States.
Lt. Gen. Silva’s appointment as Army commander in August 2019 drew sharp criticism from the United States and the United Nations.
Source: The Hindu
