I think the international inquiry is the only way ahead on that, but I appreciate that it's not a simple question of setting one up. It's an enormously complex process.
In the process of calling for that, the process of saying that this ultimately is the only solution if justice is to be done, I think not only does that message begin to get through and begin to be taken seriously but also it has an effect within the country as well. Not just Sinhala businessmen and Sinhala democratically minded people will begin to be concerned about the increasing isolation of Sri Lanka and begin to be concerned about the nepotism and corruption of the government, it will be part of a process of strengthening the opposition.
I think it's worth mentioning that although there is this very solid, hard-core ultra-nationalist...and they're encouraging this kind of base that they have, which will mean that they will continue to win elections. It was very significant when we were in Sri Lanka that actually, increasingly we noticed that people would give us thumbs-up signs discreetly. A large number of people came up to me when they had the opportunity to shake my hand very warmly.
I think there was quite a considerable constituency within the country, not just Tamils but also among Sinhala people, who were very glad—I mean, we were front-page news throughout the entire event—to see us raising questions in a way that the local press couldn't.
In the local press, I think there were many journalists who were quite glad to be able to report on what we were saying, because it was a news event and they could do it without.... It also let them raise these issues.