The European Union is said to have questioned the Sri Lankan government regarding not complying with conditions agreed when receiving GSP+ such as the scrapping of the Prevention of Terrorism Act among many others.
According to sources the EU had addressed the issue during the EU - Sri Lanka joint committee's 21st meeting in Colombo this week.
Two months earlier in a similar manner the discussion was brought up by a visiting EU delegation to South Asia who expressed their displeasure that the Prevention of Terrorism Act had not been repealed while no internationally accepted alternative legislation was introduced either as promised by PM Ranil Wickramasinghe.
The European Union has urged the Government of Sri Lanka to "speed up" the necessary mechanisms, as promised at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC) to ensure justice for violations of human rights, including war crimes
Source : Radio Gagana
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