Aid group links pullout to inquiry
From Times Wire Reports
International aid group Action Against Hunger has pulled out of Sri Lanka, saying it has no trust in a government investigation into the massacre of 17 of its workers nearly two years ago, a spokeswoman said.
Last month, an international panel of experts monitoring the government’s inquiry announced it was resigning in frustration.
The panel criticized the inquiry as lethargic, said it did not meet international standards, and accused the government of lacking the will to investigate.
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