GL: Moon Report ‘is legally, morally and substantively flawed’

External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris says the controversial Darusman Report is the product of a personal initiative taken by UNSG Ban ki-Moon and the mandate of the Panel was purely advisory in nature, as stated in its Terms of Reference.

Addressing the Colombo-based diplomatic corps at the External Affairs Ministry, Prof Peiris highlighted some of the fundamental deficiencies, inherent prejudices and malicious intentions that characterize the Darusman report. The flaws pertain not only to the contents of the Report, but also to the methodology followed in arriving at its conclusions, Prof. Peiris said. The Minister declared that the Report is "legally, morally and substantively flawed".

Prof Peiris made the following points during his briefing: Sri Lanka does not consider the Darusman Report as a UN document, as it has not been mandated by any inter-governmental or multilateral forum. The document is the product of a personal initiative taken by the UNSG. Furthermore, the mandate of the Panel is purely advisory in nature, as stated in its Terms of Reference.

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