evidence: Shavendra Silva has denied allegations, but rights groups see his appointment as undermining reconciliation efforts. [...] "I am deeply troubled by the appointment of Lieutenant-General Shavendra Silva as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, despite the serious allegations of gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian law against him and his troops during the war," the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Michelle Bachelet said in a statement on Monday. [...] https://t.co/gX7zkH1PWR Our Press Release responding to #srilanka President’s decision to appoint alleged war criminal Shavendra Silva as #lka Army Chief. Full 137-page dossier at https://t.co/eEeWLxcLWO pic.twitter.com/fwK79nyE3d — ITJP (@itjpsl) August 19, 2019