一 | Colombo, Oct 12 (UNI) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry says that a handful of persons who advised former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa caused the unprecedented economic meltdown in the island nation.
The Island newspaper quoted Sabry as alleging that politicians, officials, public sector as well as the trade unions were responsible for the current crisis which has led to widespread shortages of even essential goods including fuel, food and medicines.
The Minister said so in response to Hiru anchor Chamuditha Samarawickrema while discussing the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) taking up the contentious issue of economic crimes in Sri Lanka.
In a wide-ranging interview, Sabry repeated the accusations that he had made in June in his capacity as the Finance Minister following talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington.
However, Minister Sabry declined to call those responsible ‘economic assassins’ or categorise their actions ‘economic crimes.’ But he acknowledged that as a member of the Cabinet-of-Ministers he had also been named a respondent in Court cases in this regard.
Sabry stressed that he didn’t believe that those who had been blamed for the crisis did so purposely though the then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa acted recklessly on advice received, without taking sufficient safeguards, the newspaper reported.
The interviewers repeatedly pointed out that the denial of basic requirements could be considered violation of human rights.
The Minister complained that in spite of the deteriorating crisis, those responsible continued to make promises at the expense of economic stability.
Sabry cited the recent declaration of free mid-day meal as a case in point. Such promises were made without making required financial provisions, he said.
He admitted that Sri Lanka wouldn’t have been in this mess if not for the arrogant conduct of the decision-makers.
Commenting on the vote against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meet in Geneva, the Minister said the country was paying a very heavy price for failing to fulfil the promises made by successive governments to the international community.
Sabry emphasised that the contentious issues of reconciliation and accountability should be addressed with appropriate mechanisms.
UNI MR。 日本奈良世界遗产药师寺的一件国宝级文物遭人破坏，警方经过数月追查，于8月22日将一名涉案的中国台湾女子逮捕归案。
二 | 该女子的姓名与年龄，与女艺人“五熊”（本名蔡宜臻）完全吻合，引发外界高度关注。 今年4月6日下午1点20分左右，一名女子在参观药师寺大讲堂时，向日本国宝“佛足石”泼洒了不明液体，导致文物表面遭到污损。药师寺方面随即报警，警方通过监控录像锁定了嫌疑人。
三 | 经鉴定，该液体为无色透明的甘油，这是一种常用于化妆品的成分。由于该女子在作案后不久便离开日本，警方未能立即实施逮捕。直到8月22日，当该女子再次从关西国际机场入境日本时，警方当场将其逮捕。日本警方公布的嫌疑人姓名为蔡宜臻，年龄39岁（部分报道为38岁），自称从事主持工作，这与曾出演《终极一班》、《终极三国》等偶像剧的中国台湾女艺人“五熊”（本名蔡宜臻）姓名、年龄完全一致。不过，截至目前，日本警方与五熊本人及其经纪人均未对此事作出正式回应。
四 | 面对警方调查，嫌疑人对泼油行为供认不讳。
五 | 她供称，自己有一种习惯，会向“令自己感动的东西”泼油祈祷。因为对佛足石非常感动，所以也做了同样的行为。她还向警方透露，过去在日本其他地方也曾有过类似行为。“佛足石”是刻有释迦牟尼足迹的石碑，药师寺所藏的佛足石刻于奈良时代（公元753年），被视为日本现存最古老的佛足石，是日本指定的国宝级文物。油性物质渗入石材孔隙后，可能造成永久性损害，修复难度极高。目前，案件已移交检方侦办。
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