The Government has slammed the European Commission (EC) probe on GSP Plus trade concessions saying it is ‘politically motivated and accompanied by a high degree of prejudice’.

In a detailed response presented by the Foreign Ministry to the EC on Friday, the government also said the Commission, though claiming to be assisted by three independent external experts involved in the investigation, was the driving force behind the ‘experts’ who “could only assist rather than guide the EC”.

The 48-page response titled “Observations of the Government of Sri Lanka in respect of the Report on the findings of the investigation with respect to the effective implementation of certain human rights conventions in Sri Lanka” was handed over by Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama to Heads of Missions of the EU member states represented in Colombo on Friday, the final day set by the EC for observations on its report.

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