The LLRC is currently in operation and is in the process of gathering evidence to prepare a report on the ethnic issue and how to overcome such situations in future. The Commission is to submit its report by May 15, 2011.
The Commission's term was to expire on November 15 this year and it was extended to May 15, 2011 as a large number of witnesses from Sri Lanka and abroad is yet to give evidence before the commission.
The government has told the parliament that while Rs. 18 million is allocated to the LLRC, further allocations will be made if the necessity arises.
Meanwhile, Chief Government Whip, Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has said that the time provided for the Commission to conclude its work could be extended if needed.
Gunawardena had made this comment in response to a question posed by the opposition United National Party parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayaka.
President Rajapaksa in May 2010 appointed the Commission to report on the lessons to be learnt from the events during the period from 21st February 2002 to 19th May 2009. The Commission is chaired by the former Attorney General Chitta Ranjan de Silva.
Meanwhile, the Inter-Agency Committee (IAC), established to facilitate the im [...]
