The General Secretary of Hela Urumaya and Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said the hybrid mechanism was first introduced by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

He stated this during a media conference organized by Hela Urumaya in Colombo today to explain stance of the party over the report released by the UNHRC Commissioner in Genera.

The UNHRC Commissioner, in his report, recommended a hybrid court comprising international judges, prosecutors, lawyers and inquirers in probing the alleged human rights violations of serious nature in Sri Lanka.

Minister Ranawaka further said whatever investigation is conducted, it should be held according to the Constitution and under the law of the country.