President Maithripala Sirisena rejected the claims that the mechanism to be introduced to investigate alleged war crimes is a hybrid court.

Giving a special statement following his return to the island last evening, Sirisena said that any mechanism will be introduced according to the constitution. He added that he would call for an all party conference to discuss the solutions to the rights issues.

The President also said that he would call a forum for scholars in the country and abroad to express their views for this purpose.

Answering the claims that this process has singled out Sri Lanka, Sirisena said such resolutions have been moved against some other countries as well.

He said most countries dragged those inquiries for a long period but Sri Lanka would not burden the people.

Sirisena pledged that this issue will be solved within a short period without causing any damage to any party. There will be no talk of electric chairs again, he stressed.