The European Union (EU) representatives in Sri Lanka expressed concern about reports on the use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the recent arrests.
The EU said in a twitter post “Concerned about reports on the use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act in recent arrests as we refer to information given by the Government of Sri Lanka to the International Community about the de-facto moratorium of the use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).”
The United States, the EU and Canada are among the countries that have raised concerns over the use of the PTA on protesters in Sri Lanka.
“Using laws that don’t conform with international human rights standards – like the PTA – erodes democracy in Sri Lanka. We encourage the government to uphold the rights of the people to express their views,” the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung tweeted.
