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COLOMBO, March 28 (Bernama) -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday ordered the release of all Indian fishermen currently in Sri Lankan custody hours after India voted to abstain from backing a resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations.
More than 100 Indian fishermen remain in custody after 170 others were freed last week after being presented before court, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
"The president has ordered all remaining Indian fishermen to be set free as a goodwill gesture," the president's office said.
In a surprise move, the Indian government on Thursday decided to abstain from voting at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and criticised the US sponsored draft resolution as inconsistent and impractical.
The resolution calls for an international investigation into alleged human rights abuses during the war in Sri Lanka.
It was eventually passed by a majority vote with 23 out of the 47-member council voting for and 12 against while 12 abstained.
Speculations were rife that India would back the resolution with political parties in Tamil Nadu demanding that India do so to win support for the upcoming local elections.
India's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, ambassador Dilip Sinha said it had been India's firm belief that adopting an intrusive approach that undermines national sovereignty and institutions was counterproductive.
-- BERNAMA
BERNAMA - Sri Lankan President Frees Indian Fishermen After UN Vote
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If India got this for abstaining, I just wonder what will China gets for voting..may be more mega projects
More than 100 Indian fishermen remain in custody after 170 others were freed last week after being presented before court, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
"The president has ordered all remaining Indian fishermen to be set free as a goodwill gesture," the president's office said.
In a surprise move, the Indian government on Thursday decided to abstain from voting at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and criticised the US sponsored draft resolution as inconsistent and impractical.
The resolution calls for an international investigation into alleged human rights abuses during the war in Sri Lanka.
It was eventually passed by a majority vote with 23 out of the 47-member council voting for and 12 against while 12 abstained.
Speculations were rife that India would back the resolution with political parties in Tamil Nadu demanding that India do so to win support for the upcoming local elections.
India's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, ambassador Dilip Sinha said it had been India's firm belief that adopting an intrusive approach that undermines national sovereignty and institutions was counterproductive.
-- BERNAMA
BERNAMA - Sri Lankan President Frees Indian Fishermen After UN Vote
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If India got this for abstaining, I just wonder what will China gets for voting..may be more mega projects