Secret slide behind the discovery mileage benches and 360. 00 degrees and explore fascinating. Both heritage selling d w World Heritage 360. Now youre watching dw news agent coming up today. An interview with 3 loc as president ronald with grimacing that his government is under pressure as it tries to spear the country out of economic crisis while facing calls for accountability over its past. Due ask some difficult questions of demand and power more, right. Let me just click while i think the Public Interest in the question i thought the my name is alyssa chance, thanks for joining us. We take a closer look at the tree locker today with a special d. W interview with president , brand new york, with grimacing that the country has faced crisis after crisis. Both political and economic. And there is no clarity on how the government and the people can recover and get back on their feet. We start with an overview of the state of that nation. Just over a year ago, protesters and colombo storms. The president ial residents, angered by months of blackouts, fuel and food shortages. They demanded a new leader. What they got was one you with, from a single, a political veteran with deep ties to the now ousted roger pox is 2 brothers whose rule let sri lanka, a broken bankrupt country over his past year and office, look for him. A single has leaned on the International Community to help solve through long as you can. Nomic crisis help thats come with Strings Attached the 2nd trunk of a 2900000000. 00. I am a bailout remains locked up until sri lanka crux, down on tax evasion. And other reforms and the publics still angry, turning out for protests over hikes in texas and electricity rates, millions still face food and security. Critics also say with christmas thing, Us Government like those before, is failing on human rights issues, including justice for alleged war crimes. During 3 long cuz decades long civil war, the families of the victims, mostly minority thomas say theyve been intimidated by state security and reject a newly proposed truth and reconciliation commission. Theres also outrage over proposed reforms to Anti Terrorism laws. Human Rights Groups say the new bill is window dressing and appears to give the government of broad powers for detention and censorship. Titus go from last month the you and commissioner for human rights called 3 long ago to tap life of millions. In his annual report, he said, stream august suffers from a continuing account ability deficit be at for work crime atrocities, more research, human rights violations, corruption or abuse of power, which must be addressed for the country to move forward. Theres also, we need scrutiny over the 2019 east or bombing entry loc as capital colombo, 269. 00 people, including 4 nationals, were killed in a tax on Catholic Churches. And luxury hotels. The domestic is the most extreme is group known as the n j t was implicated or recent documentary by the British Network channel for alleges the terrace had ties to allies of sri. Long as i was the beaters, the raja pucks, the brothers a whistle blower says those allies do, you reeled efforts to crack down on the Terrace Group before and after. The bombings, serious allegations that look for missing a is now under International Pressure to investigate solutions. So with that complex background database, martin gac sat down with sri lankan president revenue with women send out here in berlin. The interview covered a lot of ground, but we pick it up with those allegations concerning the 2019 eastern bombings. Lets go to what has become probably one of the biggest stories in sri lanka over the last couple of weeks, which is a child for report on the presume pollution of members of the state with authority screw in what is the worse curious epi side. Why . Why, why do, why do treat channel for westgate . Good. I dont, i actually dont. Uh, i use a lot of good things to be. So lot of people need to be good. So is this just, i mean, you know, i dont, i dont know why. Yeah. You only asking to another phone, im not asking so far what im saying is, so there is a very just a 2nd. Theres a very concrete accusation when the recent section of the i guess because the media gives a concession life without doing well. I mean, all my time doing that medical session, the phone would do that, thought c id has made documentation. Why do you want me to talk to you . I know its, its really not just trial for the Public Church on the scene for an investigation goes actually a former president under whom you served look mosque. You thought you didnt ask me that when i press the one you said that the that the wanted to that the follow please have a nice southern you. 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What about, so what are the thats the applied research confidence wanted all the proceedings of the publish it and i gave theyre looking for an independent north dash. So the that was the independent commission that big me. Well, i that just because that i had 5 them couldnt you dont deal with dividing. That is that with the breach of confidence i do how i know it was hoping to be confident. Sorry. Hey, was welcome to the catholic mitchum. No, no, i didnt know. I know right to ask me just quick. Well, i think the Public Interest in the question, i just thought, thinking to time on why so i think its actually the case that you have several people that have requested an international aided independent investigation all faster. So youre not allowed on one doesnt have any dimension. It equals ford stop. We had to be a v had the, as part of the british forties, we had the australians, we had the indians. We had the chinese on the fucking stockings. You do realize that this makes it look like your big lip service to the bad not. Im not so the funny fuck you 100 if they be, i mean, if they knew that probably hes taking the ship. I mean, if the australians, i probably use the chinese that funding, i mean the secret service of the agency that you wouldnt be thoughts then. Nothing is it . Well, and the thing is, your thought, the most of the, the not the mentioning body dont any issue you get has a Little Germany has a lot what the timing. But hell go into what are the ones that you mean while you just put 3 long term issues . Youll think the no, i dont, i, i dont, i actually, i do think that i think im glad i dont. And why are you asking that . Because you have a history of commission since 2008 at least 2 today, that half essentially produced that theyre going to list them for you. What the Lessons Learned from is so like, i knew these for the commission about the east of last name, that being e mail for those we have done on that 100 funds initiation into a different amount of data coming, trying to get it back then how do we have and it said we started using your no dentist loop. You know, you have to let me tell the thats it before. If you will think that the, at the time i dont, i dont know know youll, youll, youll have to talk, youre drunk. Serious the next question. Uh, as a matter of fact, i mean there is no that unless theres a report. If they run into more rights, introlatta and got remains dismantled. So much so that know the American Congress has 12 people from across the aisle that are actually asking the by the administration to boost put pressure in your government to figure out how youre going to actually curve what are of uses. You have Just Announced a couple of months ago and you truth, are we consolation commissioned after the once i just leased that had essentially notated no, thats it. Youll be funny. Go. That is not in the hall. My president ial commission that group ended Contribution Company should be tech lead with these countries that we have, but its definitely checked to standard conservation coming ship at the moment of discussions on with the 5 days plus the government. And by talking with the richmond onwards, you can actually go yourself and im sure you have seen that you wouldnt report for less than less than a month ago. That is. Yeah, the may i say no, no, no, im dealing with said that you wouldnt before i bring it to you, i hope that youre going to see it on country there. Okay. To go the only, i am not accepting that you, when did you say any boat . Will you commit to having a criminal investigation . I mean, that starts in your own government that are requesting what that means. Well, from none do i believe, i mean, you have made a serious accusation. You need to find what is the serious i can say that to me, to ministers on my tablet so that i can say, sure, its actually probably not. But i mean the, all, the i, if i said that the only one that can i ask under the law only to for you sending me is to get like any off entry. Right. And any stuff or do you like both of them at the state that might have been can order funding, but where do you bring the criminal Investigation Department to invest . The money goes yeah. And so i dont want to do that. Okay. And there will be absolutely no question of an international of an International Observers article operation new to the new every International Drug in your cases, between 60100000 people disappeared into land and you still have no, dan . Oh no, not that at the end we have to state of i think that im buzz as opposed to my list. And so its basically something the earliest we have, let me think. But so i was commissioned thats going into that has been going into it for awhile and i just put in basic, they really want me to go, well the Prime Minister side of your family, if i were you next time you saw. So this is actually part of the fact that you in heard of the bringing these to you, whats up your dies dont people like and youre healthy. 90 med wait to be 100 hope you havent done this. Yup. On the property you took on my chat with you saying that you have violating human rights. We are not that very, very surprised writers. I disagree. Can i ask you last question there hubs obviously you can completely agree with this, but in fact, there are like a lot of people in the centers of power around the world that you actually are know reliant on that believe this to be a very serious issue. And did you believe to be sure like, let me police finish this question . Believe actually 3 line gotcha. Of not delivered on accountability, not deliver, done justice. What you are promising for many of these people is essentially more, are you concerned that this kind of hard to, to will compromise . What actually you know, need from the International Community . Is this a concern at all . I am working with the internet to the community and putting the so right. We are working together with them. They normally are doing it. Yeah. Discussing everything my funding mean the state and its costing them all the time. And then on that. So what it, what is the bunker . Well, the finance for that gets going. Know you asked the question. I gave her the plan. Its a business not a concern at all. No, i got the i just went to my left on the visit of car. You would just call me uncle to thank you very much. Thank the thing. As you can check out the full conversation on our d. W. News. Youtube channel. Thanks for watching. And good bye. The dental office has access to and then i have them about ashley. 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